Orthopedic treatment is about what's best for you.
Bone and joint problems don’t discriminate. They can happen to anyone, at any age. Fortunately, the orthopedic doctors and staff at Detroit Medical Center are dedicated to helping you get relief from pain and getting you back to your favorite
activities. It’s part of our goal to help patients experience and enjoy their lives to the fullest. Preventive care, health education and leading-edge technology, combined with vast experience, enables DMC to deliver some of the most advanced
care for musculoskeletal conditions.
What Is Orthopedics?
Orthopedics is a branch of medicine that is focused on preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide variety of conditions and diseases that affect the bones, joints, muscles, nerves, ligaments and tendons, or simply put, the musculoskeletal system.
What Does an Orthopedic Doctor Do?
An orthopedic doctor helps prevent, diagnose and treat the following conditions, but not limited to:
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears
- Arthritis
- Back or joint pain
- Bone cancer
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Fractures
- Joint replacement, restoration, and resurfacing
- Limb abnormalities (i.e., clubfoot and bowlegs)
- Sports injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Tendon or ligament injuries
- Tendonitis
Orthopedic doctors complete up to 14 years of education and clinical training including medical school, residency and a fellowship to subspecialize in any of the following:
- Foot and ankle
- Hand
- Hip and knee
- Shoulder and elbow
- Spine
- Sports medicine
- Trauma surgery
When Should You See an Orthopedic Physician at the DMC?
Please schedule an appointment with one of our orthopedic physicians if
- you have severe, unexplained joint pain, frequently with other symptoms
- you have numbness, constant pain or pain that comes and goes
- you have previously had a joint replacement and still experience difficulty
- you have received a diagnosis but you want a second opinion
You can learn more about the orthopedics and sports medicine programs we offer at Harper University, Detroit Receiving Hospital,
Sinai-Grace Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital and Children's Hospital of Michigan.
Why Choose DMC for Orthopedics?
The DMC provides safe and compassionate orthopedic care at 6 hospitals, 13 clinics and over 20 outpatient rehab centers throughout metro Detroit. DMC hospitals have a total of four robots that perform minimally invasive, robot-assisted hip and knee joint replacements.
Blue Cross Blue Shield has designated DMC Harper University Hospital and DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital as Blue Distinction Centers for knee and hip replacement. Blue Distinction Centers are healthcare facilities and providers recognized for their expertise in delivering specialty care.
DMC has more than 35 operative and non-operative orthopedic and sports medicine physicians on staff who have performed thousands of joint replacement and orthopedic procedures, from the simplest to the most complex.
And to help treat our patients better, we invest our time in improving our orthopedic knowledge, quality of service and hospital safety. The DMC voluntarily participates in clinical trials and other initiatives that may help improve the success rates
of patients.
