Orthopedics
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The Orthopedics Program of Morton Plant Mease Health Care integrates pre-operative care and teaching with subspecialty physician expertise, dedicated nursing care and highly specialized rehabilitation specialists to provide a unique patient care experience across the care continuum.
Morton Plant Mease Hospitals performed approximately 9,000 inpatient and outpatient orthopedic surgeries a year, including 1,700 total joint surgeries and nearly 1,500 spine surgeries. We have received national recognition for our orthopedic program, and all of our orthopedic surgeons are board-certified or board-eligible.
Orthopedic conditions are on the rise as our population ages. Some startling statistics include:
- Over 40 million Americans have some type of arthritis
- Back pain affects nearly 40% of the populations at some point in time in their life
- Osteoporosis affects seven to eight million Americans - 80 % of whom are women
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The Morton Plant Mease Orthopedic team brings years of experience and expertise, substantial orthopedic volume and leading technology to our primary focus - our patients. Providing the right care at the right time.
Morton Plant Mease Orthopedics Program provides specialty care for:
- Total Joint Surgery
- Comprehensive Spine Care
- Sports Medicine Program
- Hand and Upper Extremity
- Foot and Ankle
- Rehabilitation through the continuum
For more information, please browse through our Web site.
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