Advanced Care for Shoulders, Hips and Knees

Maintaining healthy joints is an important part of overall wellness and quality of life. Healthy habits like regular exercise can help you keep your joints in good shape. That said, life happens. Our bodies naturally face the signs of aging, occasional injuries, and even the effects of disease – and sometimes these critical joints require care from an orthopaedic specialist. Issues with joints, like hips, knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, and wrists, are often addressed through arthroscopy – a surgical procedure used to diagnose and treat these problems. These procedures offer a minimally invasive way to treat many orthopaedic conditions.

Shoulder Arthroscopy

A variety of shoulder ailments and injuries may lead your orthopaedic surgeon to suggest arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Issues can occur within the ball and socket, the shoulder capsule, the rotator cuff, and the bursa, a lubricating sac between the rotator cuff and bone on the top of the shoulder that helps the tendons glide smoothly when you move your arm. If you have shoulder pain, inflammation, or stiffness from an injury or excessive wear and tear, arthroscopy could lead to pain relief.

• Biceps Tendon Injuries
• Frozen Shoulder
• Bone Spurs
• Labrum Tears
• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Rotator Cuff Tendonitis
• Osteoarthritis
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Loose or Dislocated Shoulder

Knee Arthroscopy

Much like issues of the shoulder, injuries and wear and tear of the knee joints can also be addressed through arthroscopy. The knee is a complex joint and issues such as a torn meniscus, misaligned kneecap, and other problems are ideal candidates for this type of procedure. Your orthopaedist can help properly diagnose and treat ailments of the knee through arthroscopy and get you on the road to recovery quickly.

• Torn Meniscus
• Torn Anterior Cruciate (ACL)
• Torn Posterior Cruciate (PCL)
• Torn Articular Cartilage
• Inflamed Synovial Tissue
• Issues from Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Misaligned Patella
• Baker’s Cysts
• Arthritis

Hip Arthroscopy

Much like knee and shoulder issues, ailments of the hip joint can also be treated through outpatient arthroscopic surgery. Arthroscopy for the hip is not as widely available as treatments for the shoulder and knee. CSMO is leading the region with the latest surgical techniques like hip arthroscopy, which is often recommended when conservative methods are no longer sufficient for a patient’s hip pain. Our doctor, Benji Miller, M.D. is the Chattanooga and surrounding area’s most experienced surgeon offering this minimally invasive procedure.

• Soft Tissue or Tendon Damage
• Labral Tears
• Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
• Snapping Hip Syndrome
• Synovitis
• Chondral (Cartilage) Injuries
• Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome
• Hip Impingement Syndrome