A leading provider of outstanding orthopedic care, CommonSpirit St. Francis Hospital is home to expert surgeons trained in a variety of specialized orthopedic fields.
With access to the latest equipment at a brand-new hospital, our diverse team treats some of today’s most common orthopedic-related conditions. The orthopedic team at St. Francis Hospital also offers several advanced treatment options, including total replacements of the hip, knee and shoulder.
In orthopedics, our goal is to work with you as a team to reduce your pain, increase your motion and improve your quality of life so you can return as quickly as possible to doing what you love.
Our orthopedic services include diagnosis, varied treatments and surgical solutions for conditions related to the shoulder, hip, knee, hand, wrist, foot and ankle.
The St. Francis Hospital Orthopedics team specializes in total joint replacement to treat a number of conditions in the knee, hip, shoulder and other joints.
The most common joint conditions we treat are:
Osteoarthritis - degenerative joint disease
Osteonecrosis of the joint
Rheumatoid arthritis
Shoulder, hip or knee pain
Severe joint conditions may require surgical treatments. Our orthopedic care teams are lead by orthopedic surgical experts, all of whom are either board certified or board eligible.
The most common surgical joint procedures we perform include:
Hip resurfacing
Minimally-invasive surgery
Partial knee resurfacing
Partial shoulder resurfacing
Total hip replacement
Total knee replacement
Total shoulder replacement
Typically, conservative treatment is tried before a surgeon would recommend a total hip or knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty).
Here are some of treatments surgeons currently suggest:
Wellness programs including changing work habits, positions, weight loss, and education on activities of daily living.
Physical therapy for strengthening and treatment to decrease pain and improve function of concerned joint. Sometimes aquatic therapy will also help to improve strength while not irritating the joint with total body weight.
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories: There are many kinds of anti-inflammatories to try. Talk with your doctor first before attempting this route.
Injection into painful joint; this may be with or without a local anesthetic and corticosteroid to decrease inflammation in the joint.
Learn more about total knee and hip replacements with our guidebook that details what to expect before, during and after surgery, recovery, physical therapy and more. We also offer in-person and Zoom-based classes with a live nurse to answer questions, give advice and provide more details.
Our goal is to identify at-risk patients for osteoporosis and bone fractures, support early diagnosis and provide appropriate medical treatment. From specialized prevention to multi-disciplinary treatment, our experts address every aspect of a patients’ osteoporosis diagnosis and bone health needs.
If you break or fracture a bone and visit Penrose Hospital or St. Francis Medical Centers’ emergency departments, our Fracture Liaison Service will ask you a series of questions to help determine if you are at high-risk for bone fracture. If so, you will be referred to our for an osteoporosis and bone health consult. If you visit us for care, imaging and radiology, physical therapy and orthopedic services will be a part of a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary treatment approach.
Patients who may benefit from an osteoporosis or bone health consult include:
Post-menopausal women
Women over the age of 65
Men over the age of 70
Anyone with a history of fragility fractures
Anyone with a family medical history of osteoporosis or fragile bones
Anyone with low bone density (BMD)
To schedule an appointment or a bone density test, call 719-776-BONE (2663).
Orthopedics Providers
Providers who provide orthopedic services at St. Francis Hospital are listed below. A full list of providers who are credentialed in the specialty at this location can be found at this link.
