Joint Replacement
If you suffer from chronic hip, knee or shoulder pain due to an injury, osteoarthritis
or other inflammatory joint disease, you may be a candidate for total joint replacement
surgery.
Joint Replacement
If you suffer from chronic hip, knee or shoulder pain due to an injury, osteoarthritis
or other inflammatory joint disease, you may be a candidate for total joint replacement
surgery.
Why Choose Us
At Augusta University Health, our highly skilled orthopedic surgeons specialize in
joint replacement surgery. Our expertise allows us to treat patients with both routine and complex surgical issues.
In fact, we treat patients from all over the region who have been turned down at other
centers or are having continued pain after a prior joint replacement surgery.
Our team of specialists provide evidence-based surgical care using the latest technology
and proven treatment strategies. We work to ensure the highest standards of patient
safety and patient-centered care to provide you with the excellent outcomes you desire
so that you can get back to the activities you enjoy.
Services We Offer
Joint replacement surgery is for patients who have had a traumatic injury, osteoarthritis,
inflammatory arthritis, or osteonecrosis that causes joint destruction and severe
pain in their hip, knee or shoulder joints.
We offer:
- Hip Replacement surgery, including anterior hip replacement, posterior hip replacement, revision hip replacement,
various implant designs and bearing surfaces to improve longevity and stability of
the hip.
- Knee Replacement surgery, total knee replacement, revision knee replacement, or partial knee replacement,
in which surgeons remove and replace the cartilage in just the damaged section of
the knee.
- Shoulder Replacement surgery, we will work with you to find out which type of shoulder replacement will work best
for the problem you are having whether it is a partial shoulder replacement, a standard
total replacement or a reverse replacement. We perform many revision shoulder replacements
as well as replacements where the joint needs to be completely reconstructed due to
a fracture or other injury.