Orthopedic Care
Talk to Your Doctor
If you have joint pain, ask your doctor for a referral to an orthopedic surgeon with North Kansas City Hospital. After we receive the referral, we’ll call you to schedule an appointment.
Get expert care for your bones, muscles and joints from orthopedic specialists at North Kansas City Hospital. You’ll find our range of orthopedic care helps improve your mobility, level of independence and quality of life.
National Recognition
You can trust the experience and knowledge of the orthopedic care team at North Kansas City Hospital because we are recognized for our quality care:
- Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee certification from The Joint Commission for meeting high standards in orthopedic care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield as a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Spine Surgery. To earn the honor, NKCH demonstrated it consistently provides safe, cost-effective and efficient spinal surgery care.
- High Performing Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Replacement
- Knee Replacement
Bone, Muscle & Joint Experts
Find relief from pain when you partner with the experienced orthopedic team at North Kansas City Hospital. Your orthopedic care team may include:
- Board-certified orthopedic surgeon — Performs your orthopedic surgery and oversees your care
- Board-certified orthopedic nurse — Provides orthopedic care and education
- Nurse navigator — Helps you make informed decisions about your care
- Physical therapist — Teaches you exercises to help you build strength, flexibility and range of motion
Personalized Orthopedic Care
Access a range of diagnostic services and care for many bone and joint conditions. Your care plan will be tailored to your condition, preferences and goals. The North Kansas City hospital orthopedic team provides comprehensive nonsurgical and surgical options to help you have the best possible outcome.
Conservative Treatments
Depending on your condition, you may benefit from:
- Casting or splinting
- Lifestyle changes, such as exercise, rest, or hot and cold therapy
- Medications, including injections
- Minimally invasive procedures
- Pain management
- Rehabilitation services, like physical or occupational therapy
- Sports injury care
Orthopedic Surgery
We offer a range of orthopedic surgery, including:
- Anterior supine intermuscular(ASI) hip arthroplasty
- Arthroscopic surgery
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Fracture (broken bone) treatment and reconstruction
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Hand and finger surgery
- Joint replacement for elbow, hip, knee or shoulder
- Ligament reconstruction and revision, like anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair or reconstruction and medial collateral ligament (MCL) repair
- Meniscectomy to remove damaged knee cartilage
- Tennis elbow surgery
Spine Care & Surgery
Get back to the activities you love with spine care services at North Kansas City Hospital. We offer:
- Treatment for spinal disorders, such as spinal fractures or trauma, tumors of the spine, herniated discs, bone spurs and scoliosis
- Complex spine procedures such as:
- Cervical — Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF), cervical laminectomy
- Lumbar — Discectomy, laminectomy, XStop for spinal stenosis, instrumented fusion, transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) back surgery, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) surgery, minimally invasive discectomy and minimally invasive TLIF with instrumentation
- Thoracic — Anterior discectomy posterior instrumented fusion
Women’s Orthopedics
Take advantage of the specialized orthopedic care for women at North Kansas City Hospital. With exercises that build strength and leaner body mass, orthopedic care for women aims to prevent orthopedic injuries and diseases for which women are more prone..
