Orthopedics

Expert orthopedic care requires an expert team. At Ochsner, our orthopedic surgeons work hand in hand with other orthopedic and sports medicine providers to provide truly multidisciplinary care. We also partner with Ochsner specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, advanced practice providers, nurses and primary care sports medicine physicians to offer the advanced medicine needed to treat complex conditions. Our subspecialties and programs include:

• Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute: The Ochsner Andrews Sports Medicine Institute combines Ochsner’s award-winning sports medicine and orthopedic programs with renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews’ expertise, research and education platform. This partnership strengthens the best-in-class care for patients and athletes across Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Athletic Training Outreach Program: We work with schools, colleges, club organizations and professional sports teams across the region to keep athletes active and in the game.
• Fracture Care Clinic: We have the only clinic in the Greater New Orleans area devoted solely to the treatment and prevention of fractures resulting from osteoporosis.
• Hand and Upper Extremity Clinic: Our team specializes in hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder surgery in adults and children.
• Pediatric Orthopedic Program: We offer patients with both congenital and acquired orthopedic conditions convenient access to innovative procedures not available anywhere else in the region.
• Primary Care Sports Medicine: Our primary care sports medicine doctors specialize in treating injuries to the bones, joints and muscles without surgery, including with advanced injection therapies called orthobiologics. We have the only primary care pediatric sports medicine physician in the New Orleans region.

Additionally, Ochsner Imaging Center is the only center in the region that offers low-radiation X-ray technology.

Our specialists are trained in treating specific parts of your body. We offer specialized care for various conditions, including:

Arm and Shoulder Program: From rotator cuff repair to shoulder replacement surgery to other chronic ailments, our surgeons can help get your arms back in action.

Back and Spine Center: Our nationally ranked program pairs orthopedic and neuroscience specialists to manage and treat your neck and back pain or injury.

Concussion Management Program: With leading-edge computerized neurocognitive assessment, our program is the first in the state to treat and monitor concussions in athletes and patients with traumatic brain injury.

Foot and Ankle Clinic: Our fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeons work with a range of specialists to offer non-surgical and surgical approaches to lower extremity injuries and diseases.

Hand and Upper Extremity Center: We specialize in hand surgery, wrist surgery and microsurgery to treat acute and chronic ailments from your fingers to your elbows.

Hip Care and Replacement: Our team performs total hip replacements, including using the posterior approach (from the back of the hip), anterior approach (from the front of the hip) and superior approach (a minimally invasive approach that uses a single incision and spares the muscles and tendons of the hip). We also use MAKO robotics for hip replacement.

Knee Care and Replacement: Our surgeons are among the most qualified in the region performing robotically assisted surgeries using MAKO and VELYS technologies.

Ochsner also offers outpatient joint replacement surgery.

After your surgery or injury, orthopedic rehabilitation specialists, physical therapists, pediatric therapists and occupational therapists at Ochsner will work with you as you recover. Whether you’re trying to get back in the game, back on the job or simply back to enjoying the activities you love, trust our specialized orthopedic team to make it happen.

Ochsner Health’s Mental Wellness Prehab Program helps patients prepare for surgery by focusing on mental health strategies to assist in surgery and recovery. The program focuses on developing stress management tools and coping skills. Prehabilitation may include cognitive-behavioral strategies, relaxation techniques, imagery and plans for coping ahead.

Justice Stafford, PsyD, offers wellness prehab services by referral. Most patients will participate in one to four sessions of prehab.

Ochsner is the premier referral center for orthopedic care in the Gulf South for numerous reasons, including prestigious national recognition for our work, year after year. Recent accolades include:

• Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine are the only hospitals in Louisiana that have earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement.
• U.S. News & World Report recognized Ochsner Health as “High Performing” for Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement.
• U.S. News & World Report ranked Ochsner Health in the nation’s top 10% in Orthopedics.
• U.S. News & World Report named Ochsner Children's a “Nation’s Top Specialty” for Pediatric Orthopedics.
• Healthgrades has consistently awarded Ochsner the Joint Replacement Excellence Award for multiple years in a row. We are also recognized as one of Healthgrades’ America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement, and we are designated as a five-star recipient for Total Knee Replacement and Total Hip Replacement.
• We are one of the few designated Walmart Centers of Excellence in the country.