SSM Orthopedics at St. Mary’s offers a full range of orthopedic services, including sports medicine, joint replacements – knee, hip and shoulder – and services for hand, ankle and foot. Our dedicated team of orthopedic professionals includes 13 board-certified surgeons, specialized orthopedic nurses, occupational and physical therapists and case managers. Our team approach to patient care resulted in a zero infections for knee replacement patients in 2009 and hip replacement patients in 2008 and 2009.
Our progressive joint-replacement program includes the use of “electric cold therapy” to reduce pain and swelling as well as aggressive group physical therapy. Our team also includes and one of the few surgeons trained in Computer-Navigated Knee Replacement.
Patients at SSM Orthopedics at St. Mary’s enjoy the comfort of a private room and the benefits of a clinical nurse coordinator, who coordinates your pre-operative testing and education and post-operative care. Our highly trained team members will provide you the best, evidenced based, orthopedic care, leading to a speedy recovery.
Orthopedic Services at St. Mary’s
Arthritis surgery (including carpal tunnel release, trigger-finger repair and thumb-replacement surgery)
ACL reconstruction
Arthrography
Bone scans
CT scans
Diagnostic testing
Discography
Doppler ultrasound
DEXA or Bone Density Test
Electrodiagnostic testing
Electromyography (EMG)
Flexibility
Foot surgery
Hand and wrist surgery
Hip-joint replacement surgery
Knee replacement surgery
MRI
Nerve conduction studies (NCS)
Orthopedics trauma (broken bone and fractures)
Osteoporosis care
Partial knee replacement
Pediatric orthopedic care
Rotator-cuff tear repair
Shoulder-joint replacement surgery
Spinal surgery
Stress tests
Venography
X-rays