Penn Joint Replacement Service
The Penn Joint Replacement Service at Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center 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
allow patients to return more quickly to their
favorite activities and new materials used in
joint reconstruction promise 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
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. 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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