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Knee, Hip and Shoulder Replacements

SHOULDER SURGERY

Chronic shoulder pain can result from a number of medical conditions, such as injury, infection or nerve damage. However, the most common cause is osteoarthritis, or the wearing away of the cartilage in the shoulder joint. In a healthy shoulder, the cartilage provides a smooth surface for the joint's ball and socket to glide against each other during movement. Pain results when the cartilage is gone, and bone is rubbing against bone.

In early stages of arthritis, your physician may prescribe heat, rest, physical therapy and/or cortisone injections to help lessen pain. When these interventions no longer manage your pain, you may want to consider surgery.

Surgery Options

Our specialists at the Joint Surgery Center offer a number of shoulder replacement procedures that conserve bone and decrease blood loss and pain that result from surgery, including stemless and short-stemmed shoulder implants for primary shoulder replacement as well as reverse shoulder replacements.

You can find more information about specific procedures, including the Simplicity™ Shoulder System stemless procedure, the Aequalis Ascend™ short-stemmed procedure, and the Aequalis Ascend™ reverse shoulder replacement, by clicking here.

Your surgeon can help you determine the best option for you based upon your anatomy, medical history and current health status.

Learn more about the surgeons who offer each of these procedures by calling the Joint Surgery Center at (410) 641-0730 today.


KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY

Our surgeons provide some of the most advanced knee replacement procedures available today.

Mako SmartRobotics™ is an innovative solution for many suffering from painful arthritis of the knee. Our surgeons use Mako's 3D CT-based planning software to know more about your anatomy to create a personalized joint replacement surgical plan. The surgeon guides Mako’s robotic arm within the predefined area, and Mako’s AccuStop™ technology helps the surgeon stay within the planned boundaries that were defined when the personalized pre-operative plan was created. By guiding your doctor during surgery, Mako’s AccuStop technology allows your surgeon to cut less by cutting precisely what’s planned1-3 to help protect your healthy bone.

Another option is the Visionaire Patient-Matched Technology, which uses MRIs to create custom surgery instrumentation for knee replacement. This results in a more precisely placed implant and less time in surgery because it is "fitted" to match the patient's knee anatomy.

Visionaire works hand-in-hand with Verilast Knee Replacement technology, which addresses the issue of implant wear. With potentially longer-lasting implants, patients could enjoy the benefits of knee replacement without fearing the possibility of follow-up surgery in less than 10 years. In other words: if you need knee replacement surgery on the Eastern Shore, call Atlantic General Hospital.

Learn more about the surgeons who offer each of these procedures by calling the Joint Surgery Center at (410) 641-0730 today.


HIP SURGERY

Mako SmartRobotics™ is an innovative solution for many also suffering from painful arthritis of the hip. Our surgeons use Mako's 3D CT-based planning software to know more about your anatomy to create a personalized joint replacement surgical plan. The surgeon guides Mako’s robotic arm within the predefined area, and Mako’s AccuStop™ technology helps the surgeon stay within the planned boundaries that were defined when the personalized pre-operative plan was created. By guiding your doctor during surgery, Mako’s AccuStop technology allows your surgeon to cut less by cutting precisely what’s planned1-3 to help protect your healthy bone.

Another cutting-edge procedure, Birmingham hip resurfacing, is a powerful solution for young or active patients because it does not require a full replacement of the hip. Instead, it uses a metal plate and socket placed on the femoral ball (much like a tooth crown) in order to restore pain-free movement.

Our hip surgery specialists also provide traditional and arthroscopic surgery, depending on each patient's needs. We are equipped to provide total hip replacement, anterior approach hip replacement, minimally-invasive solutions, and a host of other procedures to get our patients moving fearlessly and without pain.

ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY

As a minimally-invasive procedure, arthroscopic surgery provides patients with an outpatient procedure that restores mobility with minimal recovery time. Patients have access to highly experienced arthroscopic surgeons for their hips, knees, or shoulders.

Call the Joint Surgery Center at (410) 641-0730 to learn more.

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