Bone Health (Orthopedics)
Orthopedic injuries and conditions can be painful and frustrating. Getting treatment for them should be simple.
That’s why we created the St.Vincent Orthopedic Center, a state-of-the-art facility located on the 86th Street campus of St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital, built with an emphasis on making the treatment of orthopedic conditions as easy and patient friendly as possible.
The Center is designed to deliver efficient, high-quality care to patients by bringing together orthopedic experts into one state-of-the-art location. Housed within the Orthopedic Center are the specialized St.Vincent Center for Joint Replacement and the St.Vincent Spine Center programs.
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The Orthopedic Center of Excellence
The Orthopedic Center of Excellence features:
- 60 private inpatient rooms (winner of 2007 Architectural Award)
- A specialized Orthopedic and Spine Hospitalist Service – a special team of physicians and advanced practice nurses who provide inpatient surgical care
- State-of-the-art intraoperative navigation technology
- An innovative pain control process
- The lowest reported blood transfusion rates for joint replacement
- The Surgery Evaluation Center (SEC) for all pre-operative tests
- A weekly care team conference to prepare for each upcoming surgery for patients who enter through the Surgery Evaluation Center
- A pre-surgery education program for Total Joint and Spine is highly recommended by patients
The Center for Joint Replacement
St.Vincent Center for Joint Replacement performs more joint replacements than any other health care provider in Indiana. For more than 30 years, physicians at the St.Vincent Center for Joint Replacement have been helping people throughout the state regain mobility and independence through joint replacements. The Center holds a Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, a national, independent organization that sets standards for safety and quality in health care.
We provide adults and children with specialized services for care of the:
- Hand, elbow and wrist
- Shoulder
- Hip and knee
The Spine Center
The St.Vincent Spine Center is ranked #1 in the state by HealthGrades for spine surgery. The state-of-the-art Spine Center combines leading experts in nonoperative/minimally invasive treatment and orthopedic and neurological spine surgery with cutting-edge technology to provide the best possible treatment in the "spirit of caring."
The Spine Center offers treatment for a wide range of spine disorders, including:
- Degenerative disc disease
- Scoliosis
- Herniated disc
- Spinal fractures
- Kyphosis
- Spinal stenosis
- Medical low back pain
- Spondylolisthesis
- Radiculopathy
Injury Needs
Spine injuries and conditions can be painful and inconvenient. Getting treatment for them should not be.
Whether you are seeking relief from chronic pain associated with aging joints, need care for a sports-related injury, or have been injured in an accident, you want expert treatment that will get you back to living life as quickly as possible. That’s our goal, too.
St.Vincent provides specialized services for children and adults in the following areas:
Athletes’ Needs
Whether you play basketball, pound the pavement for marathon runs, or have a mean overhand tennis serve, one thing’s for certain - you don’t want to be sidelined with an injury.
But, injuries do happen. And when they do, our Orthopedic Center has a team of sports medicine physicians ready to help you get back in the game. In fact, St. Vincent offers the largest hospital-based sports medicine program in Indiana.
Our sports medicine physicians evaluate and treat athletes from student athletes to weekend warriors to professionals. Over 40 professional teams, universities, junior and senior high schools, clubs and organizations turn to us for our expertise in assessing and treating sports-related injuries. Check out our Sports Medicine/Sports Performance Program.
Children’s Needs
At birth, we have about 130 bones in our body. By adulthood, some have fused together, and we have 206 bones. Sometimes, these bones need specialized care. St.Vincent orthopedic specialists provide comprehensive care of injuries and bone disorders for adults and children.
St.Vincent pediatric orthopedic specialists care for children through age 21 and treat fractures, spinal deformities like scoliosis, pediatric sports injuries, dislocated joints, neuromuscular diseases, such as cerebral palsy and spinal bifida, and foot deformities like club foot.
Almost half of new child visits to our pediatric orthopedic specialists are a result of a broken bone due to a fall—wrists are the most common injury.
The good news for children is that they heal almost twice as quickly as adults. One reason is that with the growth plates still open, their bones are covered by a thick lining that helps things heal quickly. Experts say for good bone health, children need to be active and exercise regularly.
If your child is injured, call your pediatrician. They can refer you to an orthopedic specialist, who will x-ray the injured area and provide treatment. During an emergency, visit the Emergency Room at the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent.
Joint Commission Certifications
The St.Vincent Total Joint Replacement Center and St.Vincent Spine Center have earned the Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification for joint replacement and spine surgery, respectively. The Joint Commission is the nation’s premier healthcare accreditation entity.
St.Vincent Orthopedic Center is the only facility in Indiana to be recognized for its hip and knee replacement program. This marks the third time that the comprehensive Orthopedic Center earned the Joint Commission two-year certification. Along with earning top state honors, the St.Vincent Spine Center is the only facility in the Midwest to be granted the spine accreditation.