Joint Replacement: Service Page for EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region

If you have been suffering from persistent pain, stiffness, or mobility issues in your joints, specifically in areas such as the knees and hips, you may need to consider joint replacement surgery. Though knee and hip surgery are the more common joint replacement surgeries, you may also need surgery in the shoulder, ankle, hand, wrist, elbow, or foot.

EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region’s joint replacement surgeons work with each patient to determine their needs for surgery. With care from one of our board-certified, fellowship-trained knee replacement surgeons, hip replacement surgeons, or shoulder replacement surgeons, you will receive the best joint replacement surgery to get you to return to a functional life. The EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region orthopedic surgeons stay up to date on the newest techniques and innovations to improve the outcomes of our patients.

What is Joint Replacement Surgery?

Joint replacement surgery, or total joint arthroplasty, involves replacing an arthritic or dysfunctional joint surface with an orthopedic prosthesis to replace damaged or missing joints, or to give more support to damaged areas. Joint replacement is usually the last treatment suggestion when other treatments, such as physical therapy, do not work. Typically, the cause of joint pain comes from arthritis, but other factors such as overuse of joints in sports, age, disease, as well as other factors can contribute.

How to Tell if You Need Total Joint Arthroplasty

The EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region specialists will work with each patient to determine if surgery is necessary. Before surgery, each patient will be evaluated and may be given other treatment recommendations. If there is no improvement in pain, stiffness, or mobility, you may be advised to receive surgery. 

Though each patient will be evaluated on whether or not surgery is required, some symptoms you may need surgery for include:

• Severe pain that doesn’t improve after resting

• Pain that continues day and night

• Joint deformity that inhibits range of motion

• Inflammation or swelling

• Unsuccessful nonsurgical treatments such as cortisone injections and physical therapy

The EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region orthopedic surgeons specialize in a variety of joint replacement operations such as:

• Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

• Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty

• Direct Anterior Hip Replacement

• Partial Knee Replacement

• Shoulder Replacement

• Ankle Replacement

• Wrist Replacement

• Elbow Replacement

• Finger Joint Replacement

• Outpatient Joint Replacement

• Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement

• Primary and Revision Joint Replacement

• Computer-Assisted Joint Replacement

• Robotic-Assisted Joint Replacement

• Total Shoulder Replacement

• Reverse Shoulder Replacement

On top of the joint replacement operations, the EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region orthopedic surgeons offer advanced joint reconstruction techniques such as: 

• Conversion of Previous Surgery to Hip Replacements

• Operative Fixation for Hip Fractures

• Hip Arthroscopy

• Hip Osteotomies

• Hip Arthrodesis (Fusions)

• MAKOplasty Partial Knee Resurfacing

• MAKOplasty Total Knee Replacement

• MAKOplasty Total Hip Replacement

• Knee Arthroscopy

• Knee Osteotomies

• Operative Fixation for Knee Fractures

• Operative Fixation of Proximal Humeral Fractures

Regardless of the suggested treatment type, you should follow the instructions of your surgeon. Failure to follow recovery directions may lead to a prolonged healing time or further damage.

If you feel you may need total joint arthroplasty, you can ease any anxiety knowing the EmergeOrtho—Blue Ridge Region orthopedic surgeons offer the best treatment, so you can Emerge Stronger, Healthier, and Better. Schedule an appointment to get on track to return to enjoying life.