Regional Joint Replacement Center
St. Mary’s Regional Joint Replacement Center offers a unique care experience for total hip and knee replacement patients. Care focuses on education prior to surgery followed by a recovery program that’s proven to get patients back to their normal routine faster.
The program emphasizes wellness and a healing environment while keeping a patient’s family members involved throughout the treatment process. A multidisciplinary team of experts, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, provides care and education.
St. Mary’s Regional Joint Replacement Center is recognized nationally for healthcare quality by the Joint Commission. St. Mary’s has been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ with disease-specific care certification for hip and knee joint replacement.
Patients at St. Mary’s Regional Joint Replacement Center will experience:
- Pre-operative education with a comprehensive notebook and patient engagement tools
- Dedicated, specially trained staff members
- Shorter hospital stays
- Private rooms
- Quicker recovery
- A monitoring program after your surgery
Hip Replacement
Who is a Candidate?
Before hip replacement surgery is considered, all non-surgical options should be tried first. The best candidate is someone who has:
- Daily pain that interferes with normal activities, such as standing or walking
- Stiffness in the hip that may limit sitting or lying down
- Tried gait aids, such as a cane or walker, but they do not ease the pain
Latest Advancements in Hip Replacement
Traditional hip replacements are still common practice, but new techniques have given patients more options.
Direct Anterior Approach for Hip Replacement
- Less invasive procedure allowing exposure from the front of the hip joint as opposed to the side (lateral) or to the back (posterior)
- Hip is replaced through a natural interval between muscles, leaving the important muscles for hip function, the gluteal muscles, undisturbed
- Provides immediate stability of the hip and lower risk of dislocation
- Trauma to the surrounding tissues will be reduced when compared to traditional surgery
Knee Replacement
Who is a Candidate for Knee Replacement?
Before joint replacement surgery is considered, all non-surgical options should be tried first. The best candidate is someone who has:
- Daily pain that interferes with your normal activities
- Significant knee stiffness
- Instability, or buckling, of the knee
- Significant deformity caused by osteoarthritis (bowlegs or knock-knees)
Latest Advancements in Knee Replacement
Traditional total knee replacement (TKR) is still the gold standard solution and has been for many decades, but new techniques, materials and designs have given patients more options. Our surgeons use Smith and Nephew Visionaire or Journey II for total knee joint replacement.