Orthopedic care

At Research Medical Center, we are proud to provide our Kansas City, Missouri, community with high-quality orthopedic services. By combining extensive clinical expertise with a compassionate touch, we have created an orthopedic program known for its outstanding level of care.

We offer a comprehensive and leading-edge approach to the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and disorders of the bones and joints. Our highly experienced team of orthopedic surgeons, rehabilitation specialists and medical support personnel works with each patient and their primary care doctor to develop a treatment plan specifically for them. Our nurse navigator is also here to guide patients through their treatments, offering resources and answering any questions they may have.

Our skilled orthopedic team offers diagnostics and advanced treatments for orthopedic disorders and injuries. We have all the services and support needed to help our patients get back on their feet.

We can help some patients recover from orthopedic conditions and injuries without surgery. We often combine our physical therapy and rehabilitation services with pain management to provide relief and increase mobility. We also offer occupational and aquatic therapies.

With our physical and occupational therapists and rehabilitation specialists' help, patients can recover quickly and learn skills to prevent further injury.

Our orthopedic surgeons offer a wide range of surgical procedures, including:

• Arthroscopy
• Joint replacement surgery, including:
  • Knee replacement (total and partial)
  • Hip replacement (total and partial)
  • Shoulder replacement (total and reverse)
  • Revision surgery
• Minimally invasive hip and knee surgeries using laparoscopy and robot-assisted technology
• Shoulder surgeries, including:
  • Rotator cuff repair
  • Shoulder separation surgery
  • Shoulder dislocation procedure
  • Frozen shoulder surgery
  • Repair of fractures of the shoulder bones, humerus or clavicle
• Spine surgeries, including:
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Spinal decompression
  • Spinal fusion
  • Spinal reconstruction
  • Spinal cord and spinal nerve surgery
  • Motion-preserving arthroplasty (artificial disc surgery)
  • Removal of spinal tumors and vascular abnormalities
  • Percutaneous cordotomy for chronic pain
• Surgery for tendonitis, arthritis, bursitis or loose or torn cartilage

During a joint replacement, an orthopedic surgeon removes parts of a damaged or arthritic joint and replaces them with an artificial joint. We offer advanced surgical techniques, including minimally invasive and robotic surgery. We also offer revision procedures to patients who have had joint replacement surgery and need some or all of the prosthesis replaced.

Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery

We offer minimally invasive hip replacement, such as anterior approach surgery. In this procedure, the surgeon accesses the hip joint through an incision on the front of the hip. This minimizes the amount of tissue and tendons disrupted during surgery, expediting the healing process.

Advanced knee replacement surgery

Our knee doctors offer advanced techniques for total and partial knee replacements, including robotic surgery and 3D printed knee implants. Robotic surgery improves the surgeon's accuracy and leads to less downtime and quicker recovery times for patients. 3D printed knee implants are customized to match the patient's anatomy better than off-the-shelf varieties.