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Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Services
Bones, muscles, joints, tendons, ligaments, and nerves – they are all part of a days work at Jefferson Regional. From sports and hunting injuries to arthritis-related conditions, our team of physicians is committed to finding the best treatment possible for each individual patient. Our goal is for you to be able to return to your everyday activities with as little pain as possible.
Five Signs that Indicate You May Need to Visit our Clinic:
- Difficulty performing daily activities
- Suffer from chronic pain
- Limited range of motion
- Experience instability while walking or standing
- Suffered a soft tissue injury that has not improved in 48 hours. Soft tissue injury is the damage of muscles, ligaments and tendons and these usually occur from a sprain, strain, or overuse of a particular part of the body
Jefferson Regional Orthopaedic Associates – Areas of Expertise:
- Arthroscopy
- Joint Replacements
- Sports Medicine
- Trauma and Fractures
- Shoulder & Elbows
- Foot & Ankle (Bunions)
- Hands (carpel tunnel, trigger finger, finger fusions)
Sports Medicine
Jefferson Regional’s Orthopaedic surgeons volunteer their time and expertise to high school and college athletes in the community through mentorship and the treatment of sports related injuries. Our surgeons have a wealth of knowledge and experience to treat sports injuries from the most common to complex cases.
Joint Replacement
The goal of a joint replacement is to alleviate pain and restore quality of life.
Hip Replacement
A total hip replacement is a procedure where the end of the femur is removed and replaced with a metal implant that resembles the ball of the hip. A small cup-like insert is placed in the socket of the hip so the ball has a smooth surface to move in.
Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement with Direct Anterior Approach
Anterior approach hip replacement offers an alternative to traditional hip replacement
The benefits of this surgery include:
- Smaller incision
- The surgical approach is from the front of the hip versus the back
- The hip joint is accessed between muscles and tendons, which leads to reduced muscle damage and disturbance of the joint and connecting tissues
- Lower risk of dislocation and better ability to accurately control leg length
- Decreased hospital stay
- Decrease in time of rehabilitation
Knee Replacement
A total knee replacement is a procedure where the ends of the femur and tibia are shaped to fit a prosthesis, which covers the ends of the bones. A plastic spacer is placed between the metal prosthetics as a cushion. This relieves the contact between bones, allowing your quality of life to improve.
The most common cause of a total knee replacement is due to osteoarthritis (OA), which is also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD). OA causes the smooth covering over the surface of the knee joint to break down, which in turn causes swelling, the development of small bony growths and lots of pain. The need for knee replacement can also result from other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis following an injury and poor blood supply to the knee joint.
Patients undergoing a joint replacement at Jefferson Regional can expect:
- Nursing staff who are specifically trained to care for patients having joint replacement surgery
- Twice daily physical therapy sessions
- Educational sessions with the Patient Care Coordinator
- Care coordination for discharge and after discharge
- Written instructions and booklet for what and what not to do
Speak with your primary care provider to learn more about scheduling an appointment with Jefferson Regional Orthopaedic Associates.