Hip and Knee
Hip and knee discomfort can keep you from your favorite activities and affect your quality of life. You deserve pain-free living. Our hip and knee experts are here for you and put your goals within reach. We deliver nationally recognized care that helps you get moving again.
BJC HealthCare works with Washington University physicians, BJC Medical Group, and providers across the region to deliver extraordinary care. You’ll find outstanding care at BJC, whether you have hip pain, knee pain or both. Our program is home to trusted hip and knee specialists delivering the best available therapies and maintaining excellent outcomes.
Highlights of our program include:
- National recognition: Our commitment to care excellence has earned our program prestigious accolades. We rank among the nation’s top programs in joint replacement and hip fracture care, according to U.S. News & World Report. We also maintain The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Advanced Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.
- Comprehensive and connected care: Orthopedists with advanced fellowship training and decades of experience guide your care. They collaborate with therapists and specially trained nurses to help you have a seamless care experience.
- Compassion: Any hip or knee pain that’s slowing you down matters to us. It’s never too early to seek recommendations from experts like ours. We develop a personalized plan that may prevent issues from worsening. And if the pain comes back after treatment, we can still help you. We won’t stop until you get lasting relief.
- Convenience: Some hip and knee specialists offer virtual visits. Our experts are also available in an after-hours orthopedic injury clinic. We see patients 5 and older with sprains, dislocations, sharp pain and fractures.
We successfully treat common and complex conditions, including:
- ArthritisThis condition occurs when there is inflammation and stiffness. It may be due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or post-traumatic arthritis.
- BursitisFluid-filled sacs (bursae) that cushion your muscles and tendons become swollen. It occurs when repetitive motions irritate the bursae.
- DislocationThis condition occurs when part of the hip or knee joint slips out of place, like a kneecap that slides sideways.
- FractureThere are many types, like stress fractures, which are small. Open fractures can break the bone in two, causing it to poke through the skin's surface.
- Hip (femoralacetabular) impingementThe upper part of the leg bone pinches the cup of the hip bone, damaging the labrum in this congenital condition.
- Hip dysplasiaThis is a congenital (present at birth) condition. The hip socket is too shallow to secure the upper leg bone, raising the risk of dislocation.
- Knee ligament strains and tearsInjuries to ligaments, like the anterior cruciate ligament that holds the knee in place, occur with forceful twisting and repeated jumping.
- Sports injuriesThese injuries, such as sprains, strains, bursitis or tendonitis, occur in active people.
- Traumatic injuriesOrthopedic emergencies in the upper limbs include open fractures, rotator cuff tears and dislocations.
- Alton Memorial Hospital
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
- Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
- BJC Outpatient Center at Edwardsville
- Christian Hospital
- Memorial Hospital Belleville
- Memorial Hospital Shiloh
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
- Northwest HealthCare
- Parkland Health Center
- Progress West Hospital
Schedule your appointment
Call (314) 362-9355 or (800) 392-0936 to schedule your appointment with a specialist.