Orthopedic Services

Robotic Total Hip and Knee Replacement

The Procedure:
Thompson Orthopedics uses the Robotic Surgical Assistant (ROSA) to perform total joint replacements. Using ROSA, Dr. Thompson can tailor your unique hip or knee implant through a series of preoperative X-rays. During surgery, ROSA delivers extremely precise movements throughout the procedure, making fine adjustments as needed.

Benefits:
ROSA technology enables patients to have reduced scarring, minimal blood loss, less post-operative pain and, ultimately, a quicker recovery.

Patient Profile:
Patients with mid to late-stage arthritis are good candidates for total joint replacements using ROSA.

Direct Anterior Hip Replacement

The Procedure:
A small incision is made near the front of the hip to ensure damaged bone and cartilage can be removed and replaced without causing injury to the surrounding muscular structure.

Benefits:
A cutting-edge surgical technique, direct anterior hip replacements, improve conventional hip replacement surgery by not cutting any muscles or tendons around the hip during surgery. This provides patients with less post-operative pain and quicker recovery times.

Patient Profile:
Direct anterior hip replacement is traditionally used for patients with hip arthritis.

Smart Implant Total Knee Replacement

The Procedure:
Using the same techniques for robotic total knee replacements, we are now able to implant a Smart knee which allows your knee replacement to provide real time data to your surgeon and upload it remotely into a portal.

Benefits:
The Smart knee records data such as number of steps, stride length, range of motion, gait speed, and more. Using this data your surgeon can track your recovery and rehabilitation progress and communicate through a patient portal to ensure a smooth recovery

Patient Profile:
Anyone undergoing a knee replacement surgery is a candidate for this new technology.

Partial Knee Replacement

The Procedure:
An alternative to total knee replacement, a partial knee replacement removes only the damaged portion of the knee while preserving healthy cartilage and bone. The areas that have been removed are replaced with a new implant.

Benefits:
Rehabilitation is quicker and less painful than that of a total knee replacement, while also feeling like a more natural knee.

Patient Profile:
Partial knee replacements are best suited for those who have arthritic pain on only one side of the knee.

Total Joint Replacement

The Procedure:
A surgical procedure that replaces damaged joints with a metal, plastic, or ceramic device designed to replicate the movement of a healthy joint.

Benefits:
Total knee replacement allows patients to live with reduced pain and improved mobility.

Patient Profile:
As a treatment for the most severe knee pain, total joint replacements are for those with arthritis that inhibits their ability to walk, climb stairs, and stand from a seated position.

Arthroscopic Surgery

The Procedure:
A minimally-invasive surgical procedure used to visualize, diagnose, and treat problems inside the joint. During this surgery, a small camera (roughly the size of a buttonhole) is inserted to assess and assist in the repair of the injury.

Benefits:
With such small incisions, this is typically an outpatient surgery and patients can resume light activity in a few days.

Patient Profile:

• Arthroscopic surgery can treat a variety of conditions, including:
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears
• Meniscal (knee cartilage) tears
• Arthritis
• Loose bodies of bone and/or cartilage
• Ligament tears