Joint and Spine Center

The Joint and Spine Center at Forbes Regional Hospital specializes in:

• Hip replacement

• Knee replacement

• Shoulder replacement

• Ankle replacement

• Foot and ankle procedures

• Spinal surgeries:

  • Microdiscectomy: a minimally invasive procedure involving removal of a slipped or herniated disc in order to relieve pressure on a nerve.
  • Laminectomy: used to treat a slipped or herniated disk or spinal stenosis, this surgical procedure involves removing the posterior arch of a vertebra to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots.
  • Kyphoplasty: this minimally invasive procedure is used to treat spinal fractures; a tube is inserted through a tiny incision. A balloon is inserted through the tube, and then inflated to expand the area compressed because of the fracture. Bone cement is injected, and when it hardens in a few minutes, it stabilizes the fracture.
  • Spinal fusion: this surgical procedure fuses two or more vertebrae to immobilize a section of the spine in order to reduce pain and prevent more damage.
  • Artificial disc: an alternative to spinal fusion in which the diseased disc is replaced with a prosthetic disc.