Total Joint Replacement

Total Joint Replacement in

Valencia, CA & Lancaster, CA

AVORS Medical Group is the Antelope Valley leader in joint replacement and revisions with award winning fellowship trained providers in Trauma and Total Joint Replacement. Our specialists perform hundreds of hip, knee and shoulder replacements every year and several subspecialists can also replace finger joints, ankles and elbows. AVORS Medical Group leads the way in emerging surgical techniques that studies have shown to help patients recover faster with longer-lasting results.

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What Joints can you get replaced?

A total joint replacement is often an effective solution for painful, worn out, or otherwise damaged joints. Whether the injury is acute (sudden) and due to an accident, or it’s caused by a chronic, degenerative condition such as osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, newer joint replacement techniques and other advanced therapies allow patients to regain strength, more natural range of motion, relieve pain and restore function. Symptoms that may be addressed by a joint replacement include pain, stiffness, swelling, frozen or locked joints, joint tenderness, warmth in the joint, limited range of motion, grinding or popping of the joint, and weakness or instability of the joint.

What if I need joint replacement surgery?

The most common joints replaced are hip, knee, ankle, wrist, shoulder, and elbow. Other joints, such as the thumb, big toe, and finger joints can also be replaced when necessary. There are over 150 kinds of replacement joints made for knees alone. Each year, approximately 1 million people in the United States alone will undergo joint replacement surgery. And while total joint replacement may be a strong option, in many cases a partial joint replacement (which conserves and spares as much natural material as possible) may also be a viable treatment option. Joint preservation, for instance, is an advanced concept that allows the orthopedic surgeon to restore more normal function through a combination of medications, targeted rehabilitation and physical therapy, injections, activity modifications, bracing, and other treatments.

Additionally, newer techniques and methods, such as using an anterior (front) approach, allow the surgeon to implant a new hip replacement joint in a less invasive manner, therefore less traumatic to the body. This kind of innovative treatment promotes less overall downtime, fewer restrictions on daily activities, and faster recovery times.

Our award-winning team of fellowship trained Orthopedic Surgeons is comprised of the leading joint replacement experts, each driven by a passion for research-based excellence, and a commitment to educating the next generation of surgeons around the world.

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When should I see a doctor?

If you experience pain from a traumatic injury you should seek immediate medical attention. You should see a doctor if your pain is accompanied by deformed joints, you are unable to walk or move your leg or cannot bear weight on your injured leg. When low to moderate levels of pain persists longer than a week and self care remedies including rest, over the counter pain relievers, ice or heat do not improve your condition you should contact your doctor.