Do you have joint pain that impacts your everyday activities? If one of your joints has been damaged by arthritis, a fracture or other orthopedic conditions, common activities such as walking or getting in and out of a chair may be painful and difficult.

If medications and the use of walking aids such as a cane are not helpful, you may want to consider joint replacement surgery at El Camino Hospital. By replacing your diseased joint with an artificial joint, replacement surgery can relieve your pain and help you get back to enjoying normal, everyday activities.The goal of joint replacement surgery is to relieve hip  or knee pain caused by the damage done to the cartilage.

The good news is that joint replacement surgery has been proven over four decades to relieve severe pain and restore function in the vast majority of patients. New advances in prosthesis design, surgical techniques, pain control and rehabilitation make surgery more successful than ever.

The orthopedic surgeons at El Camino Hospital are dedicated to providing you the latest options in joint replacement surgery so you can get back to your activities. Our team will do everything we can to make your experience as comfortable as possible.

The Latest Technologies Available at El Camino Hospital 

Hip Replacement
Advances in surgery now allow doctors to use techniques that leave smaller scars, require shorter hospital stays, and allow patients to recover faster. Learn more about options for hip arthritis and the anterior hip replacement surgical approach.

Minimally Invasive (Quad Muscle-sparing) Total Knee Replacement Surgery
Surgeons at El Camino Hospital have been performing these muscle sparing surgeries for many years. These surgeries have the following advantages:

• More rapid return of muscle strength
• Quicker recovery time, return to work and recreation

Using an image-guided computerized system that provides detailed visual information, our surgeons can significantly improve the accuracy of the bone cut and alignment of the bone leg to get the leg straight. The objective is to combine the precision and accuracy of computer technology with the surgeon’s skill to give you the best possible outcome.

Rehabilitation After Your Surgery 
Our physical and occupational therapists work with our patients in daily therapy sessions. You’ll begin working with a physical therapist the first day after surgery. Occupational therapy, which emphasizes activities of daily living, such as dressing and bathing, begins on the second day. Working with physical and occupational therapy together three times daily is highly effective, making recovery faster and easier. Most patients walk out of the hospital in two to four days. Some patients choose to continue to work with our therapists as an outpatient.