Allegheny Health Network: Personalized Care and Advanced Technologies to Eliminate Joint Pain
Advancing knee and hip replacements with new technology at
Allegheny Health Network
As our population continues to get older and live longer, the
number of people in need of knee and hip replacements is
expected to skyrocket in the next 15 to 20 years.
the premier services in the country,” said Patrick J. DeMeo, MD,
Professor and Chair of AHN’s Orthopaedic Institute, and Medical
Director, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Organization.
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is already looking ahead to
the future to help those suffering from joint problems, offering
innovative treatments such as one-day knee replacements, bilateral
(or dual) knee and hip replacements, and the use of a robotic system
to help guide doctors during surgery. These are advancements that
offer shorter recovery time and hospital stays, allowing patients a
quicker path to pain-free mobility.
Doctors at AHN have already performed more than 100 procedures
using the MAKO™ Partial Knee Resurfacing and MAKO™ Total Hip
Arthroplasty.
“We are anticipating this growing demand for advanced
orthopaedic care in the community by further e