Thank you for choosing the Orthopaedic Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC to begin your own Journey to Wellness from hip or knee pain caused by arthritis. We are a specialized team who focuses on you and your family’s needs. We strive to obtain the best results while providing a comfortable environment for you and your family. Our goal is to create a stress-free experience and 100 percent satisfaction. The Bone and Joint Center has many unique characteristics that help to make it the best Orthopaedic TEAM possible.
Your journey to wellness may be filled with challenges. We want to make these challenges as easy to overcome as possible. We believe the best way to help you overcome these challenges is to provide a guide for your journey.
Our goal is to familiarize you with the steps of your journey and describe in detail everything you and your family will need to know, from a pre-op visit to home life after you leave the hospital.
We hope that your journey to wellness will be as fast as possible and have your experience the best it can be, and our team will help you return to an active lifestyle as soon as possible.
This website will tell you everything you want to know about joint replacement surgery here at the Bone and Joint Center including information about:
- Team approach
- Medications
- Pain management
- Equipment to help after surgery
- Possible adverse events after surgery
- Routine follow-up
