Center for Joint Replacement Surgery (CJRS)

St. Luke’s Center for Joint Replacement Surgery (CJRS) is the only center in the country that caters primarily to joint replacement surgical cases involving the hip, knee, shoulder and ankle joints. CJRS is a subsidiary unit of the Institute of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, which promotes the art and science of Joint Replacement Surgery, known in the field of orthopedics as “Arthroplasty”.

CJRS utilizes state-of-the-art mechanized systems, like power tools and intraoperative imaging modalities, which result in high success rates and long-term favorable results with few or no complications.

The hip joint is one of the most stressed joints in our body. We use it constantly in everyday movements such as walking, sitting, turning or even driving a car. As long as our hip joint is healthy, we tend to take its importance in daily living for granted. Only when our hip joint starts to be stiff or to cause pain do we realize how much we really rely on this vital joint. Arthritic conditions, fractures, and aseptic necrosis (a condition in which the bone of the hip ball dies) can damage the hip joint and result in severe pain and restricted movement.

Fortunately, a diseased hip joint can now be replaced with an artificial joint which relieves stiffness and pain, as well as allows normal movement to once again become possible.

Total hip replacement is a surgical procedure for replacing the hip joint.The hip joint is a ball-in-socket joint where the ball or head of the femur (thigh bone) joins the pelvis at the socket called the acetabulum. During the surgical procedure, these two parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with smooth artificial surfaces.

Most patients who have artificial hips are over 55 years of age, but the operation is occasionally performed on younger persons. Circumstances vary, but generally patients are considered for total hip replacement if:

A total hip replacement will provide complete or nearly complete pain relief in 90 to 95 percent of patients. It will allow patients to carry out many normal activities of daily living. The artificial hip may allow you to return to active sports or heavy labor under your physician's instructions. Most patients with stiff hips before surgery will regain near-normal motion, and nearly all have improved motion.