When this happens, the arthritic joint is painful and inflamed. In its advanced stages, bone grinds on bone. With joint replacement, the bone-on-bone grind is repaired by restoring the contact surface with implants.

When grinding is prevented, pain is dramatically reduced and quality of life is restored.

Examples of arthroplasty:

• Total knee replacement
• Total hip replacement
• Total shoulder replacement
• Joint resurfacing
• Partial joint replacements, like unicompartmental knee replacement

Post-operative outcomes for these procedures are reliably excellent.