Joint care


Each year, more than one million Americans make the decision to end their chronic joint pain by undergoing a joint replacement procedure. With joint replacement, the orthopedic surgeons at Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta can help you get back up on your feet and back to your active lifestyles.

Hip Replacement

If you have advanced arthritis in your knee or hip you may need total joint replacement. With hips, you have traditional total hip replacement, or a partial replacement. Each of these orthopedic procedures is a type of hip replacement, but there are important differences.

In a traditional total hip replacement, the head of the thigh bone and the damaged socket are both removed and replaced with metal, plastic or ceramic components.

Knee Replacement

Knee replacement surgery involves removing or resurfacing parts of your thigh bone, shin bone or kneecap, and replacing it with a prosthetic. This prosthetic is a metal and plastic covering used to replace cartilage that has worn away over the years.

All components of a knee replacement procedure are cemented into place. The cement sets in about 10 minutes, allowing you to use the joint immediately after surgery. 

Our orthopedic specialists will determine if surgery is the best option for you and if you should have a total or partial knee replacement. 

Shoulder Surgery

We rely heavily on our shoulders as we go about our daily lives. Whether throwing a ball, lifting a child or just pushing a lawn mower, our shoulders play a large part in our activities. Shoulder surgery repairs a joint that may have been damaged from overuse, disease, injury, or age.

Easing your shoulder pain is the focus of our orthopedic caregivers. When other treatments do not relieve your discomfort, shoulder surgery is considered with your personal goals in mind.

Our orthopedic surgeons may suggest shoulder surgery for the following orthopedic conditions:

  • Frozen shoulder
  • Bursitis
  • Fractures
  • Tendonitis
  • Rotator cuff injuries
  • Cartilage injuries or tears
  • Shoulder separation
  • Frequent shoulder dislocation
  • Arthritis

Common shoulder surgeries include decompression, rotator cuff repair, and joint replacement. Arthroscopy allows your doctor to look inside your shoulder joint and make any necessary repairs. The goal of shoulder surgery is for you to be able to move and use your shoulder without pain.

Joint Revision Surgery

Hip and knee replacement can greatly increase mobility, improving the function of the knee or hip joint, and relieve pain. Once a patient has a total hip or knee replacement performed, the new prosthetic joint can last anywhere from 20-30 years depending on many factors including activity level, weight, implant properties and position.

Sometimes the replaced joint may develop mechanical or biological problems that will require a second surgery called a Joint Revision Surgery. Revision Surgery may include removing and replacing the old joint replacement entirely or exchanging some components.

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