Knee Care

Knee Pain? We Can Help.

If you are struggling with knee pain, St. Elizabeth Healthcare offers personalized, comprehensive, orthopedic care. From diagnosing and treating your condition to utilizing rehabilitation therapy services to maximize your strength and functionality, St. Elizabeth is with you every step of the way.

Relieve knee pain without surgery

We know that knee pain can directly affect your activity level and quality of life. The St. Elizabeth Healthcare Orthopaedic team provides comprehensive treatment and physical therapy to get you back on to your active life. Learn more about our non-surgical orthopedic doctors or physical therapy team and explore your care options.

Is it time for knee surgery?

If your knee pain is preventing you from enjoying simple daily activities, it is time to learn more about our knee surgery options. We have a team of experts that perform minimally invasive surgery for movement and traumatic injuries. From outpatient tendon repairs and arthroscopic surgery to total knee replacement surgery and Mako robotic-arm assisted surgery, our orthopedic team provides advanced surgical options. Learn more about our affiliated surgical orthopedic doctors and explore your care options.

Common conditions that cause knee pain

There are many conditions that cause knee pain—from a movement injury to wear and tear injuries. Common conditions that cause knee pain or injury include:

  • ACL injury/tear
  • Arthritis
  • Bursitis
  • Iliotibial band syndrome
  • Jumper’s knee
  • Knee dislocation
  • Knee sprain
  • MCL injury/tear
  • Meniscus repair
  • Movement-related injuries
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Patella dislocation/instability
  • PCL injury/tear
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

St. Elizabeth Completes 2,000th Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Surgery

The Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Surgery TeamThe surgery team at St. Elizabeth Edgewood reached this milestone using the cutting-edge robotics platform purchased back in 2015, which assist surgeons in performing a more exact surgery via more precise incisions and balancing of the joint implant. The benefit to patients is a quicker path to recovery with a joint implant that is fitted to his/her individual anatomy.

Surgical options for the knee

St. Elizabeth offers both inpatient and same-day total knee replacement surgery to our patients. Some of the surgical treatment and recovery options we offer include:

Non-Surgical options for the knee

From exercise and physical therapy to anti-inflammatory medications, our St. Elizabeth Orthopaedic team will develop a customized non-surgical treatment plan for you.

At St. Elizabeth, we help athletes gain strength and stability, perform at their peak and remain agile and healthy all year long. The ACL Injury Prevention Program helps ensure movements are completed accurately and athletes understand proper techniques that enable them to move more safely with less risk of injury.

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Schedule an appointment with Sports Medicine

Call us at (859) 212-5600 today to schedule an appointment – we’ll get you back on your feet.

Surgical Options

If surgery is necessary, our physicians can provide a referral to one of our affiliated orthopaedic surgeons. For more information on surgical options, please contact us at askortho@stelizabeth.com.