The ability to move easily and free from pain is important to enjoying the activities of your life - whether simply taking a daily walk with your dog, playing with your grandchildren, working in the garden or playing a round of golf.

Arthritis affects about 40 million Americans. Arthritis, other degenerative joint diseases, and joint injury deprive people of mobility and independence. Although joint replacement patients are for the most part over 60, younger individuals may also benefit from the surgery.

Thomas O. Miller, M.D., the founder of the Bone & Joint Clinic, performed Wausau’s first joint replacement in 1969. Today, the team of Bone & Joint surgeons perform nearly 400 joint replacements each year. An aging population, along with the active lifestyles of adults today, has brought about the corresponding increase in the incidents of arthritis that ultimately leads to the need for joint replacement surgery. Joint replacement involves removing a patient’s arthritis, and the damage from the joint caused by arthritis, and replacing it with a new, artificial joint that diminishes pain, and increases mobility.

Our surgeons have a wealth of experience, and incorporate advanced techniques and medical breakthroughs, like the mini-incision total hip replacement, quickly into practice to benefit our patients. The Bone & Joint Clinic is considered the leader in joint replacement surgery in Central Wisconsin because we perform such a significant number of total joint replacements and provide outstanding results for our patients.



Questions to Ask Your Surgeon
If your doctor recommends joint replacement surgery, it is normal to have amny questions about the procedure.  Below are some of the questions you may want to discuss with your surgeon.  (Our Physicians)

1.  What are the risks and potential complications of knee or hip replacement surgery?

2.  How long will my procedure take?

3.  How long will I be in the hospital?

4.  When will I be able to resume normal activities?

5.  How much pain relief or increased mobility can I expect?

6.  Which implant have you chosen for my joint replacement?

7.  What are the clinical results of the implant system you have chosen?

8.  What, in your opinion, makes this implant the best available implant for my condition?


Virtual Joint Surgery
Learn more about hip and knee replacement, two services offered by surgeons at the Bone & Joint Center, and put yourself in an orthopaedic surgeon's shoes at www.edheads.org, a fun and interactive educational video web site designed by joint replacement surgeons at UW Health.

    

Interactive Educational Video