Results-driven joint replacement
Treatments for chronic joint pain
Joint replacement, also known as arthroplasty, is an orthopedic surgery that replaces an arthritic or dysfunctional joint with an orthopedic prosthesis. Joint replacement is most often recommended for osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, but joints in the shoulders, ankles, wrist and fingers may also be replaced. In addition to addressing osteoarthritis, joint replacements can be solutions for autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis resulting from a fracture or avascular necrosis caused by the disruption of a bone’s blood supply.
Florida Orthopedic Institute’s joint replacement surgeons are pioneers in the field, utilizing the most technologically advanced, proven methods to reconstruct and replace severely restricted, painful hip and knee joints.
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Common conditions
FOI joint replacement specialists have in-depth training from the world’s best universities and research centers in the various conditions and traumas that can leave joints too arthritic, deformed or both, including:
- Failed Prior Joint Replacement
- Hip Avascular Necrosis (AVN)
- Hip Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease)
- Infected Prior Joint Replacement
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Post-Traumatic Fracture/Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Shoulder Osteoarthritis
- Shoulder Fracture
Same day joint replacement
Same day joint replacement is a minimally invasive surgical procedure performed at an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) or hospital outpatient department (HOPD) that allows certain eligible hip and knee replacement patients to go home on the same day that they receive surgery.
While most same day joint replacement patients will be able to receive treatment at a Florida Orthopaedic Institute outpatient surgery center, a small number may be referred to a hospital.
“They had me walking within the first 15 days or so without a cane or a walker. The physical therapy personnel at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute did an outstanding job. I’m able to go swimming, walk with my kids, and play with my dog. The quality of life right now is much better because the pain has gone.” Earl Bedford | NAVIO Knee Replacement
Joint replacement procedures
Florida Orthopaedic Institute surgeons lead the way with advanced joint replacement surgeries – including same day outpatient joint replacement. Our best-in-class physicians are world-renowned for treating the following joints:
Total ankle replacement is designed for patients with ankle joints damaged by severe rheumatoid, post-traumatic, or degenerative arthritis. After surgery, patients are usually pain-free, sometimes for the first time in years. They can walk normally with their feet straight and without a limp. FOI foot and ankle surgeons receive total ankle surgery referrals not only locally, but from all over the country because of their expertise and exceptional record of success.
Chronic hip pain is most commonly caused by various types of arthritis, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic arthritis. FOI joint replacement specialists use the following surgical procedures to replace hip joints:
- Hip Arthroplasty Surgery (Total Hip Replacement) – Accesses the ball of the hip (joint) through an incision along the side of your hip, then detaches and replaces the ball with a newly-created joint.
- Total Hip Replacement with Mako Robotic Arm – Provides surgeons with patient-specific 3-D models to pre-plan hip replacements, assisting with the removal of diseased bone, preserving healthy bone, and positioning the implant.
- Hip Resurfacing – Replaces diseased and damaged portions of the hip with implants designed to restore function to the hip joint, trimming the thigh bone top and capping it with a metal covering.
Knee replacements are one of the most successful operations ever developed, with patient satisfaction rates typically in excess of 90%. Florida Orthopaedic Institute surgeons perform thousands of these joint replacements each year, including the following procedures:
- Knee Arthroplasty Surgery (Total Knee Replacement) – Removes the damaged areas of the femur (thigh bone) and tibia ( lower leg bone), replacing those portions of the knee with artificial parts.
- Partial Knee Replacement – Replaces the damaged portions of the knee with artificial parts, but preserves the healthy compartments of the knee.
- Partial & Full Total Knee Replacement with NAVIO Surgical System – Uses computer and robotic assistance to map the knee surface, remove the damaged bone and align the implant for placement.
- Robotic Total Knee Replacement – Provides surgeons with patient-specific 3-D models to pre-plan knee replacements, assisting with the removal of diseased bone, preserving healthy bone, and positioning the implant.
During a reverse total shoulder replacement, the surgeon replaces a damaged shoulder joint with artificial components that reverse the structure of the shoulder. Reverse total shoulder replacement is used to treat conditions that cannot be treated with conventional total shoulder replacement or other procedures. This procedure is most often used for patients who have had a complete tear of the rotator cuff, especially when those injuries have led to an arthritic condition called cuff tear arthropathy. It can also help patients who have had a failed total shoulder replacement. In 1998, Dr. Frankle of Florida Orthopaedic Institute performed the first reverse shoulder replacement in the United States.
In a shoulder replacement procedure, your surgeon removes any damaged bone and smooths the bone ends. A rounded joint piece is attached to the shoulder blade, while a cup-shaped mechanism is used to replace the top of the upper arm bone. While not all orthopedic surgeons are experienced in this type of surgery, Florida Orthopaedic Institute surgeons have successfully performed these procedures for years and will carefully evaluate whether or not it is the right treatment to pursue on a patient-by-patient basis.
With almost 30 years of experience with total ankle replacements, Florida Orthopaedic Institute is the leading foot and ankle surgery practice in the field having performed more total ankle replacements than any other center. FOI was the third center in the country to implant the Agility® total ankle prosthesis when it became available in the U.S. in 1995. Our surgeons were involved in design, teaching and evaluation of the implant. When the European ankle known as the S.T.A.R.® was released later that year, FOI was involved in the first trial of that prosthesis in the U.S. Since then, our surgeons (all trained on total ankle replacements) have performed hundreds of successful replacements.
