Orthopedic Services

Wellington Regional Medical Center offers a comprehensive range of surgical and nonsurgical treatment for orthopedic problems. Orthopedic specialists on staff are recognized for their expertise in providing quality care in evaluating and treating many orthopedic conditions. Among the orthopedic services offered at Wellington Regional Medical Center are:

• Arthroscopic surgery
• Hip and knee
• Foot and ankle
• Hand and wrist
• Shoulder and elbow
• Spine and neck
• Sports medicine

Orthopedic Surgical Procedures at Wellington Regional

Orthopedic Surgical Procedures Arthroscopic Surgery

Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure requiring only small incisions, reducing patients' recovery times. Surgeons use an arthroscope (a type of endoscope) to assess and repair damage to the interior of a joint. Surgeons at Wellington Regional perform arthroscopic procedures to treat shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle conditions.

Hip and Knee

Arthritis, injuries and other degenerative disorders may require surgery. Total hip replacements (in which diseased cartilage and bone of the hip joint is surgically replaced with artificial materials) are most commonly used to treat progressively severe arthritis in the hip joint. Total knee replacement is generally performed when a person has an advanced degenerative joint disorder in which the moving surfaces of the knee deteriorate, leading to severe pain, limitation or loss of function and/or deformity of the joint.

Hip Surgery:

• Minimally invasive hip replacement
• Total joint replacement
• Hip fracture repair
• Hip resurfacing

Knee Surgery:

• Minimally invasive knee replacement
• Knee replacement
• Meniscus tears
• Anterior/posterior cruciate ligament repairs (ACL, PCL)

Foot and Ankle

Foot and ankle conditions that may require orthopedic surgery include deformities, bunions, hammertoes, ankle injuries, diabetic foot disorders, ligament fractures and other trauma of the ankle and leg.

• Fracture repair
• Ankle replacement
• Bunion surgery
• Cosmetic foot surgery

Hand and Wrist

Hand and wrist surgery can help correct pain, injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, deformities, arthritis, and weakness or numbness.

• Minimally invasive
• Fractures/dislocations
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Injuries to tendons, nerves or vessels

Shoulder and Elbow

Shoulder and elbow procedures can help treat upper extremity joint replacement, tendon problems, rotator cuff problems and instability problems.

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Shoulder arthroscopy
• Reverse shoulder arthroscopy
• Rotator cuff tear & repair
• Elbow arthritis
• Elbow instability
• Elbow replacement
• Ligament reconstruction & repair
• Tendon surgery

Spine and Neck

You can get help for a number of conditions, including neck pain, degenerative and congenital spine disorders such as scoliosis, spinal stenosis, ruptured or herniated discs, fractures of the spine, arthritis of the spine, spinal infections and tumors of the spinal column.

• Herniated discs
• Spinal fusion
• Sciatica
• Scoliosis
• Kyphoplasty

Sports Medicine

Orthopedic specialists at Wellington Regional Medical Center can provide treatment for sports-related injuries and overuse syndromes, including rehabilitation, arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

• Rotator cuff repairs
• Meniscus tears