Our surgeons provide the most advanced technology and reconstruction methods available, along with personalized care that focuses on each patient’s concerns and needs from education to rehabilitation maximizing the patient’s chance for a full recovery.
Services
Bronson's full range of orthopedic treatments include:
- Arthritis
- Bone fractures
- Bone and joint infections
- Foot and ankle injuries
- Hand surgery
- Joint diseases and injuries
- Joint reconstruction and revision
- Joint replacement
- Microvascular procedures
- Spinal injuries
- Sports injuries
- Trauma
- Tumor surgery for bone cancer
Many orthopedic treatments are surgical. With 18 state-of-the-art surgical suites, Bronson is the site for thousands of orthopedic procedures each year. This includes a range of arthroscopic and other minimally invasive surgeries.
Advances in Joint Replacement Surgery
- Special, "laminar flow" operating rooms lower the risk for infection during orthopedic surgery.
- Private rooms for recovery lower risk of infection.
- Computer navigation - combine the precision and accuracy of computer technology with the surgeon's skill to perform surgery - giving you the best possible outcomes.
- Improving systems and care reduces length of stay for joint replacement procedures and also leads to improved outcomes - typical stay is three days (two of these are post-op) unless the surgeon recommends otherwise.
- Hospital rehabilitation is provided seven days a week reducing length of stay and shortening recovery times.
- Outpatient rehabilitation is offered at four convenient locations providing you with continued care for faster recovery
- Improved hardware and joint reconstruction techniques allow patients to return more quickly to their favorite activities and increases joint longevity.
If you suffer from these symptoms, you could be a candidate for joint replacement surgery:
- Pain limits your everyday activities such as walking or bending.
- Pain continues while resting, either day or night.
- Stiffness in a joint limits your ability to move.
- Anti-inflammatory drugs provide little pain relief.
- Other treatments such as physical therapy, medications, or counseling don't relieve pain.
Pediatric Orthopedics
As the only children's hospital in southwest Michigan, Bronson offers complete orthopedic care for children, as well as for adults.
Quality
HealthGrades® is a national organization that uses Medicare data to rate how well hospitals perform specific procedures. In 2008, Bronson earned five stars - the highest quality rating - for:
- Overall orthopedic services
- Total knee replacement surgery
- Total hip replacement surgery (six consecutive years)
- Spine surgery
- Back and neck surgery with spinal fusion
Bronson also received HealthGrades® 2008 Joint Replacement Excellence Award. And Bronson is the top rated hospital in southwest Michigan for spine surgery and is the only hospital in southwest Michigan rated among the top five percent of hospitals in the nation for joint replacement surgery.
Every year, Bronson conducts a Community Attitude Survey to measure the community's perception of our services. Our 2006 Community Perception Study shows that in Kalamazoo County, Bronson is most preferred for orthopedic care and is named the leader in orthopedic services.
Our Team
For profiles of physicians specializing in orthopedic surgery and other related areas, visit our Find a Doctor section.
