Orthopaedics

The Region's Top Orthopaedic Care 

Saint Elizabeth named among "America's Best Hospitals"
by U.S.News & World Report;
in ORTHOPEDICS we are ranked #48 in the nation
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Sports medicine, back surgery and joint replacement patients have excellent outcomes in the Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center orthopaedics program, where leading specialists use innovative surgical techniques and patients receive revolutionary rehabilitative care. Orthopaedics is about the interaction of muscles, bones and related soft tissue and deals with foot and hand problems, fractures and sprains, back pain, arthritis, hip and knee problems and total joint replacement.
 
Statistics show that patients who participate in the Saint Elizabeth Joint Center's unique inpatient rehabilitation program heal faster and return home sooner than typically expected. Also, with the largest staff of physical and occupational therapists in the state, Saint Elizabeth is able to offer patients one-on-one therapy to facilitate quicker recoveries.
 
 
Click here to learn about Saint Elizabeth orthopedics being #1 in patient satisfaction!
 
Learn more about joint replacment and the Joint Center - click on the following:
What is the Joint Center?
Joint Replacement Reduces Pain by as Much as 20%!
Jerry McGinn--2 new knees and now pain free!
 
"Special Joints"--NEW
In today's world joint replacement is no longer limited to knee and hip replacements.
Read about:   
                     An ANKLE replacement story
 
                     An ELBOW replacement story 
 
For more information, please call 402.219.7000.