Services are provided through the clinic. Outpatient surgical procedures can be done at Mayo Clinic or St. Luke's Hospital. Surgeries requiring overnight hospitalizations are done at St. Luke's Hospital. Both competitive and recreational athletes will occasionally have an injury or illness that limits their optimal performance. It is important to identify and correct the problem that led to the injury to prevent a recurrence.
Orthopedic surgeons specialize in the surgical treatment of bone and joint disorders.
This area played an important role in orthopedic surgery history. Joint arthroplasties, corrective osteotomies, biomaterials, bone, cartilage, and soft tissue research were all developed by orthopedic specialists and continue to be a focal point of the specialty. Our orthopedic surgeons annually treat several thousand patients with post-traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative problems of all major joints including the knee, hip, elbow and shoulder. Rebuilding the bone and soft tissues in these joints, or replacing the joint with a prosthetic one, offers many patients significant improvement in their quality of life. Joint-sparing procedures such as tibial, femoral and acetabular osteotomies are also done.