Penn Joint Replacement Service
The Penn Joint Replacement Service of the Penn
Orthopaedic Institute provides the most advanced
medical services and reconstruction methods available,
along with personalized care that centers on each
patient’s concerns and needs.
Current advances in joint reconstruction techniques,
such as minimally invasive surgery and computer
assisted surgery, allow patients to return more
quickly to their favorite activities, and the
use of space age materials such as ceramic bearings
in joint reconstruction, provide long-term benefits.
The orthopaedic experts at the Penn Joint Replacement
Service treat painful and debilitating joint conditions
caused or aggravated by:
- Arthritis
- Trauma
- Injury
- Bone and joint infections
- Joint conditions
Our multi-disciplinary team includes:
- Orthopaedic surgeons
- Rheumatologists
- Rehabilitation medicine specialists
- Orthopaedic nurses
- Musculoskeletal radiologists
- Therapists
After an initial comprehensive evaluation, the
team designs an individualized treatment plan
with a full array of quality options for joint
replacement patients.
Non-surgical interventions to ease symptoms are
the first step in most treatment plans. These
options include:
- Medications
- Physical therapy
- Cortisone shots
- Viscosupplementation
- Counseling
Some patients may be candidates for joint preserving
surgical alternatives, including osteotomies or
cartilage resurfacing procedures. However, if
these procedures are not an option and if non-surgical
treatments are ineffective, joint replacement
surgery is only then considered as an option.
Penn Joint Replacement Service physicians are
at the forefront of current reconstruction developments
and skilled in the most advanced treatments currently
available, including minimally invasive techniques
and the use of ceramic bearings in joint replacement.
They are actively involved in research, publish
in national medical journals, and lecture to orthopaedic
surgeons around the world about advances in hip
and knee reconstruction.
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