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Hip & Knee Joint Replacement Patient Education

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Pros and Cons of Hip Replacement: Is Having Surgery Worth It?

Runner’s Knee: What Is It? How Is It Treated?

In the Media

Joint Replacement Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Arthritis Patients Should Know
GHLF CreakyJoints
January 2021

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Dr. Sutphen as heard on WBBM Newsradio (780 AM and 105.9 FM) and WSCR 670 AM The Score. March 2019

Dr. Sutphen – as heard on WGN: “Stay in the Game.”

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How George Went from Pain to No Pain After Robotic Knee Replacement
For George, 72, the discomfort in his knees had been going on for many years due to osteoarthritis. After multiple shots in each knee, which temporarily solved his pain problems, it was time for a permanent solution… read more

Successful Hip Replacement Surgery for Active Senior
In the summer of 2019, the time had come to consider surgery options based on the pain she was experiencing. “It started to affect my daily routine,” Doris, who turned 80 this year, explained. “I had pain walking, getting into a car, even sitting. Basically anytime I had to move my hips, I’d have pain.”… read more

Patient Story: Hip Replacement Comparisons (Lotti R.)
Lotti got her left hip replaced by IBJI’s Dr. Sean Sutphen. She knew what to expect but was excited to see the new changes to technology and quality of care provided by IBJI that she hadn’t experienced before… read more

Patient Story: Two Weeks After Hip Replacement (Brigitte K.)
Brigitte’s left hip pain began a year and a half ago. She was able to manage it a little bit by getting injections but the pain became more noticeable… read more

Hip Replacement and Knee Care: Lila P’s Story
In March of 2019, Lila took a cruise ship vacation. While walking in her room on the cruise ship, she slipped and fell, causing excruciating pain… read more

“Dr. Sutphen was very friendly, interested in me as a person, and clear about my condition.”

“Dr. Sutphen has the best bedside manner of any doctor I have seen. Extremely helpful and knowledgeable about my issues. Spends the time to discuss all issues with his patients.”

“Dr. Sutphen accurately and quickly diagnosed my knee issues and ultimately performed surgery and my knees are feeling better than they have in many years. I highly recommend him.”

“Dr. Sutphen is awesome! The most caring, friendly, knowledgeable. excellent doctor I have ever met. At my first meeting with Dr. Sutphen, I knew immediately, he was the surgeon that I wanted to perform my knee replacement! And couldn’t be happier!”

“To sum it up, Dr. Sutphen is the best! He listened to me displaying unbelievable empathy. My knee replacement went so smooth and cannot believe I didn’t do it sooner. My family and I are very impressed with his level of care. I would recommend him to anyone.”

“Dr. Sutphen is truly amazing! He is very thorough, genuine, and was informative of the latest advancements. I had a total hip replacement done by Dr. Sutphen and I recovered very quickly. So grateful for him getting me back to quality of life I want.”