Less than a week after total knee replacement surgery, Karen Schrader is walking around on her farm

Orthopedic Services

Orthopedic Extras

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John Klipsch, orthopedic patient, shares his experience St. Anthony's.

Art Schulte talks about his experiences using St. Anthony's orthopedic services

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Orthopedics in the News

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Procedures & Outcomes

Orthopedic Facts

• The more orthopedic procedures that are done by physicians at a facility, the better the patient's outcome.
• St. Anthony’s Medical Center has one of the largest orthopedic programs in the region.
• St. Anthony's is the leading hospital in the St. Louis area for hip and knee replacements.
• St. Anthony’s has a lower complication rate and fewer readmissions of orthopedic patients than other hospitals, according to a national comparison database (The Delta Group, Inc., 2009).

More Patients Treated

More than 3,000 patients are treated at St. Anthony’s each year for:

• sports injuries
• broken bones
• torn ligaments
• spine fusions and artificial discs
• total joint replacements

Patient Satisfaction

Patients consistently give the orthopedic services at St. Anthony's high marks in meeting their personal satisfaction. This is in large part due to the skilled orthopedic surgeons on staff who offer expertise in all traditional open and minimally invasive procedures as well as the dedicated and experienced nursing staff who keep St. Anthony's on the leading edge of orthopedic surgery technology.

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— and your first choice for health care services.