Center for Orthopedic Excellence at Saint Anne's Hospital

The Center for Orthopedic Excellence at Saint Anne's Hospital is committed to providing superior orthopedic care, surgery, and comprehensive physical rehabilitation services for patients to help reduce pain, restore motion, and renew lives.

Award Winning Orthopedic Services at Saint Anne's Hospital

Surgeons at Saint Anne’s perform more than 5,000 orthopedic procedures annually at the hospital and our outpatient surgery centers in Attleboro and Dartmouth.

In 2015, Saint Anne’s became the first hospital in Bristol County, Massachusetts, to earn the Gold Seal certification by The Joint Commission for hip and knee replacement. In 2016, we became one of just three US non-academic hospitals, and 16 hospitals overall, to earn The Joint Commission's advanced certification for hip and knee replacement, and earned our most recent re-certification in 2023.

Since 2011, Blue Cross Blue Shield has designated Saint Anne’s as a “Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement” for superior patient outcomes.

A Decade of Mako Robot-Assisted Surgery

In 2011, Saint Anne's was the first hospital in Massachusetts to offer Mako, an innovative, robotic-arm assisted alternative to traditional knee and hip replacement surgeries. Our orthopedic surgeons have performed more than 1,600 Mako procedures, including total knee replacement, partial knee resurfacing, and total hip replacement. We are the first and most experienced provider on the South Coast to offer Mako for all three joint replacement procedures.

Mako Partial Knee Replacement and Total Knee Replacement

Mako partial knee replacement and total knee replacement are designed to relieve pain caused by joint degeneration and can offer:

• Improved surgical outcomes resulting in a more natural feeling knee following surgery
• Less implant wear and loosening
• Joint resurfacing
• Bone sparing
• Smaller incision
• Less scarring
• Reduced blood loss
• Shorter hospitalization
• Rapid recovery 

Mako Total Hip Replacement 

Mako total hip replacement can offer the following benefits over traditional hip replacement:

• Accurate placement of the hip implant using the surgeon-controlled robotic arm system, reducing the likelihood of hip dislocation
• More consistency in leg length, potentially decreasing the need for a shoe lift
• Decreased risk of the implant and bone abnormally rubbing together, improving the lifetime of the implant 

Persona IQ Smart Knee Implant

Saint Anne's Hospital was also the first hospital in New England to offer the Persona IQ “Smart Knee” implant for total knee replacement. Introduced in 2022, the Smart Knee includes a sensor that enhances a patient’s recovery by giving the surgeon and patient valuable information about activity level and quality of movement after surgery. 

Rehabilitation Services

Saint Anne’s rehabilitation specialists provide a wide range of services for orthopedic patients, including:

• Post-surgical physical and occupational therapy
• Specialized therapy for back, hand, and upper extremities
• Myofascial/craniosacral therapy for treatment of chronic pain
• Pediatric physical therapy and occupational therapy by pediatric rehabilitation specialists