Knee Care

Our approach to knee care

Initial screening

During your initial examination, your physicians will take X-rays of your knee, compare them to any previous images and conduct a full medical physical history and physical. They ask about your mobility limitations and functionality and examine your gait and range of motion.

Treatment plan

Once your condition is diagnosed, they will work closely with you to develop a treatment plan.

Your physician will exhaust all non-surgical options, working with a multidisciplinary team that includes other orthopaedic physicians, physical therapists and sports medicine specialists.

Knee surgery

When surgery is required, you can be assured that it will be as quick and painless a procedure as possible.

Depending on the surgery, 80-90% of UCI Health knee surgery patients fully recover in three months, with around 60% recovering by six weeks. You can expect to walk the same day, and most patients return home the same or following day, feeling fairly independent in their movements upon discharge.

Recovery

After your surgery, one of our nurse navigators will follow up with you within the week and check how you are recovering. Typically, you'll have home health physical therapy for the first six weeks, often working with a nurse who will come to your home. We also offer a medication pathway if you require lots of medication post-surgery. This reduces your risk of dependency by prescribing different medications that work synergistically. 

Why choose UCI Health for knee care?

Experts in the field

The knee care physicians and surgeons at UCI Health are experts in treating every kind of knee condition, from degenerative diseases, to traumatic injuries, to sports injuries, to complications from surgery.

Comprehensive whole-person care

Our multidisciplinary teams work closely to provide you individually tailored, holistic care that can include surgical and non-surgical treatments, physical therapy and rehabilitation, medications and injections, and alternative therapies.

We are the only academic medical center in Orange County

Our team is trained in the leading-edge technologies, including robotically-assisted surgical equipment and the latest in specialized knee replacement surgery.

As Orange County’s only academic medical center, we have access to research that other hospitals don’t. For hip care, our physicians are currently involved with a number of studies and clinical trials that use stem cells for muscle regrowth.