If you are experiencing hip or knee pain as a result of arthritis in that joint then you are probably looking for treatment options to relieve the pain. Depending on the severity of degeneration in your joint, will guide your treatment decisions. When thinking about a possible surgery education is the key to making the…
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Dr. Cameron Barton joins Missoula Bone & Joint
Missoula Bone & Joint welcomes Dr. Cameron Barton to our team. Dr. Barton is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in partial knee replacement, minimally invasive total knee replacement, hip replacement, and revision surgery of the hip and knee. He uses the anterior approach or the posterior approach for hip replacement surgery, depending on the…
Back doing what I love after surgery
Experienced surgeons in Missoula, Montana Surgery is a big decision no matter what the injury is. With some acute injuries the decision is easier because surgery is the only option for an optimal recovery, for example rotator cuff repair, ACL reconstruction, or a complex bone fracture. Other joint pain may be chronic, which means that…
New Outpatient Surgery Center Opening Soon
Same quality care. Same location. New facility. New services. This is so exciting! The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019 at 5.30pm with tours being offered from 5pm-6pm. This facility is a two story, 31,949 square foot building with four (4) state of the art surgical suites and private recovery…
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Partial Knee Replacement Surgery in Missoula
If you have arthritis only in one compartment of the knee and the pain is stopping you from doing the activities you enjoy, a partial knee replacement may be an option for you. The partial knee surgery replaces one side of the knee joint and leaves the surrounding ligaments, including the ACL, in tact. Your…
Partial Knee Replacement may be an option for you
Traditionally, when patients develop arthritis of the knee that does not respond to conservative treatment, a total knee replacement was offered as the definitive treatment of choice. However, in nearly half of patients who come to an orthopedic clinic with knee pain, the arthritis is only located in a single part (compartment) of the knee….
What is that bulge behind my knee?
A Baker’s cyst, also called a popliteal cyst, is an abnormal swelling in the depression in the back of the knee joint. This condition is usually the result of something else going on in the knee joint, hence it is recommended that you have a consultation with an orthopedic physician who specializes in treatment of…
Is your knee joint catching, locking and swelling?
The knee is a complex hinge joint providing flexion and extension movement at the knee joint. It is formed where the thigh bone and the shin bone meet. The patella or knee cap is at the front of the knee and acts as a glide for the patella tendon that attaches to the quadricep muscle….
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Knee Injury
Dr. Gary Willstein uses the knee model in clinic today to explain to a patient about the role of the ACL, Anterior Cruciate Ligament. The ACL is one of the four ligaments in the knee joint that provides stabilization. It crosses from front to back across the knee joint, connecting the tibia (shin) bone to the…
Arthroscopic Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Surgery
Doctor Michael Wright, Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgeon, is joined by Scott Doherty, Physician Assistant, at Missoula Bone & Joint Surgery Center. Dr. Wright was on his way into surgery to perform a Posterior Cruciate Ligament, PCL, repair of the knee joint. The knee is structurally complex. It is held together by four ligaments (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL) and two tendons…
