New Mexico Orthopaedics - Joint Pain Doctors, Joint Center

The New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery is nationally recognized as a Center of Excellence for both surgery and research of total joint replacement. After many years of planning, the Center opened in 1995. It provides state-of-the-art joint replacement surgery for patients in the city of Albuquerque, the state of New Mexico, and referrals from throughout the country. Valuable research concerning new prosthetic designs, new surgical techniques, and critical long-term analysis is generated by the Center. Over 7,000 joint replacement procedures have been performed at the center.

Physicians

The team of doctors who make up the Joint Center include Richard E. White, Jr., M.D., Daniel W. Junick, M.D. and Michael J. Archibeck, M.D., who are all fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons who do an extremely high volume of total hip and total knee replacement surgeries, which enable people to recover from arthritic or damaged joints and return to an active lifestyle. To learn more about these physicians. Please visit their physician biographies.

More on Joint Problems

More than 70 million Americans have ongoing, painful arthritis. That is one out of every three people. Fortunately, those who find arthritis unmanageable have options to alleviate the pain.

New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery physicians are skilled in:

Replacement knee and hip
Revision knee and hip
Shoulder and knee arthroscopy
Osteotomy

The most important decision a person can make about total joint replacement, whether hip or knee replacement, is the selection of the surgeon. Generally, the surgeon selected should be someone who does a high volume of hip and knee replacements. They will likely be more proficient and best informed of the latest joint implant technology.

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