Joint Replacement

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery has long been at the forefront of joint replacement care, providing innovative and high-quality diagnosis and treatment that has helped make our Orthopedics program one of America’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report®. Our staff continually works on raising the standards of care for joint replacement, including the development of new surgical protocols and designing better implants. Working within this innovative environment, our experienced and skilled orthopedic surgeons offer partial and total hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, and wrist replacement surgeries to help hundreds of patients return to comfortable and productive lives each year.

Joint Replacement Services

Read about the innovative joint replacement techniques offered at BWH:

• Hip replacement
• Knee replacement
• Shoulder replacement
• Elbow Replacement
• Ankle Replacement

• Wrist Replacement

Joint Replacement Education for Patients

To learn more about joint replacement:

• Visit the Hip Replacement Surgery health library page to get more information on what to expect before, during and after the surgery. For more information or to schedule an appointment with one of our orthopedic specialists, please call us at 1-800-BWH-9999.
• Watch our joint replacement animations and our webcast on Minimally Invasive Rotating Platform Total Knee Replacement
• Learn about Planning for a Total Joint Replacement

For Joint Arthroplasty Medical Professionals

Read about our Total Joint Arthroplasty fellowship.

Joint Replacement Research

Read about what the staff at our Orthopedic Research Laboratories is doing to help develop tomorrow's treatment options for patients with orthopedic problems.