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Total Joint Replacement
Each year more than 435,000 Americans undergo joint replacement surgery for a new hip or knee. Joint replacement can relieve pain of the hip or knee to allow you to live a fuller, more active life. If you and your orthopedic surgeon have decided that you are a good candidate for joint replacement surgery, you have come to the right place. John Muir Health performed over 700 joint replacement surgeries every year. We assist you in planning a smooth surgery and a speed recovery.
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Our total joint education classes are held on a regular basis at both John Muir Medical Center campuses. We encourage you to attend one of these sessions and bring all of your questions from getting in shape prior to surgery, what to expect before and after surgery as well as planning for your return home.
Our operating room teams; our hospitals provide the most state of the art equipment and instrumentation. John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek Campus has a dedicated inpatient Orthopedic Unit. Case Managers can assist you throughout your stay.
Home Health and Outpatient Therapy Centers assist you in your recovery.
John Muir Health performs over 700 joint replacement surgeries each year. We are committed to assisting you to prepare for your surgery and the recovery to follow. Call Physician Referral Services to obtain the name of an orthopedic surgeon in the John Muir Physician Network at (925) 941-2244.
For more specific back or neck information: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons