Orthopedic Surgery

Put Your Orthopedic Surgery in the Hands of Our Experts

Holy Cross Health’s orthopedic surgeons perform hundreds of orthopedic surgeries every year at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring and Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown.

Our orthopedic surgery program includes joint replacement procedures, including arthroscopy. These techniques benefit patients through smaller incisions, quicker recovery times and a reduction in post-surgical complications.

Preserving Your Natural Joint 

Surgical repair procedures preserve the natural joint, ligaments, cartilage, and bone rather than replacing them.

Holy Cross Health’s experienced orthopedic surgery team performs the majority of joint repair procedures using minimally invasive techniques. Benefits of these advanced techniques include a quicker recovery, less blood loss, and less scar tissue. Our surgeons are pioneers in adopting these minimally invasive procedures and have trained other physicians in the region.

Orthopedic surgery for joint injuries and arthritic conditions includes:

• Repair of the knee, ankle, shoulder, hip, elbow, and hand joints
• Ligament and cartilage repairs, along with injuries — Holy Cross Health orthopedic surgeons perform arthroscopic cartilage and ligament repairs on joints throughout the body
• Rotator cuff repair — This minimally invasive procedure is performed through small incisions near the shoulder joint, typically on an outpatient basis. Most patients return home 
  the same day

Joint Replacement Can Get You Back to Your Active Life

When non-surgical treatments and surgical repair are not options or become ineffective in providing relief from chronic joint problems, joint replacement surgery can restore mobility, relieve pain, and improve your quality of living.

Injuries, wear and tear, and the aging process all contribute to arthritis. When the resulting pain, swelling, and loss of motion can no longer be treated non-surgically and repair of the joint isn’t possible, joint replacement surgery is an effective option.

Holy Cross Health’s orthopedic surgeons perform total knee, hip, and shoulder joint replacements. Joint- replacement surgery involves removing either part, or all, of the damaged joint and replacing it with a prosthesis, usually made of metal and plastic.

The prosthesis is designed to duplicate the functions of a normal, healthy joint. Most prostheses are designed so that your bone will attach itself to the metal as it heals for a more natural, durable result.

Innovation Benefits Joint Replacement Patients

The orthopedic surgeons at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring and Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown utilize the latest approaches to joint-replacement surgery and follow best practice protocols. Some of our latest techniques include:

• Minimally invasive hip replacement — By using an anterior approach during surgery, our orthopedic specialists preserve the muscle and reduce post-operative complications such as dislocation. This tissue-sparing procedure is an alternative to traditional hip replacement surgery.
• Robot-assisted total knee replacement — The Zimmer Biomet ROSA^® Knee System creates 3D replications of a patient's knee and provides real-time feedback allowing our surgeons greater precision and flexibility in total knee replacement procedures. 
• Customized knee implant — Uses a CT scan of the patient’s knee and 3D-printing technology to build a joint that replicates the patient’s anatomy exactly.
• Partial knee replacement — For patients whose problems are confined to one area of the knee, a partial joint replacement may be appropriate. Only a portion of the knee’s damaged bone and cartilage is resurfaced with prosthetic components, allowing for a smaller incision and faster recovery.
• Reverse total shoulder replacement — When conventional shoulder replacement surgery isn’t a good option for patients with large rotator cuff tears or other circumstances, this approach uses different muscles in the arm for movement.

Joint Surgery Support

We are dedicated to seeing you through the entire joint replacement process, from pre-surgical preparation with extensive patient education to your surgery and recovery.

Pre-register for your surgery online or to learn more about joint replacement surgery at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring or Holy Cross Hospital in Germantown call 301-754-8300 or 301-754-8800.