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:
Before hip replacement surgery is considered, all non-surgical options should be tried first. The best candidate is someone who has:
Traditional hip replacements are still common practice, but new techniques have given patients more options.
Before joint replacement surgery is considered, all non-surgical options should be tried first. The best candidate is someone who has:
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.
ConforMIS implants fit precisely by using CT scan data and 3-D printing technology to design an implant made specifically for each patient’s knee. They match the shape and curvature of a patient’s own knee to provide each patient with the potential for a more natural feeling knee.
The Navio® Surgical System for Partial Knee Replacement Surgery is a robotics-assisted partial knee replacement system that delivers accurate and precise results tailored to each patient’s unique anatomy, without the need for a CT scan. Instead, the surgeon is able to create a 3-D map of the patient’s knee during surgery. Because Navio is CT-free, patients can receive the benefits of robotic guidance without the hassle, cost and radiation exposure of CT scans.
When compared with the total knee replacement alternative, Navio offers patients: