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Dr. Uggen offers the latest procedures in hip and knee replacement surgery including robotic surgery, muscle-sparing anterior total hip replacements, unicondylar knee arthroplasty (partial knee replacement), and complex total joint revisions.
Jon Uggen, D.O. is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon fellowship trained in Adult Reconstruction/Total Joint Replacement Surgery. He has experience in the latest procedures including the less invasive/muscle-sparing anterior approach for total hip replacements, unicondylar knee arthroplasty (partial knee replacement), and complex total joint revisions.
Jump Back into Life with comprehensive surgical and nonsurgical solutions for hip and knee pain due to arthritis or injury.
Muscle Sparing Anterior hip replacement is a minimally invasive procedure to replace a damaged or degenerative hip joint without cutting through any muscles or tendons as against traditional hip replacement.
While it may be tempting to avoid exercise when knee pain occurs, this is not always the appropriate solution. Certain types of exercise can help alleviate existing knee pain and prevent future pain or injury by providing the knee with extra support.
You may already be taking medicines — either prescription or over the counter — to relieve stiffness, inflammation and pain in your joints. But long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can damage your body — especially your liver and kidneys. NSAIDs can also have unple...
Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Researchers said the findings could inform strength-training programs for people with ad...
The study, called the Manual Therapy and Strengthening the Hip (MASH) Trial, is believed by the research team to be the first clinical trial to assess the efficacy of a tailored physical therapy intervention matched to an at-risk subgroup of older adults with chronic low back pain and coexisting ...
There are many possible causes of hip pain. They include serious ones, like a fracture or joint infection, and less serious causes, like bursitis.1 Your healthcare provider can diagnose the cause and help to plan your treatment.
Jon Uggen, D.O., an Orthopaedic Surgeon on the Medical Staff at Fremont Health.
Pain. Stiffness. Difficulty walking. These problems could become everyday realities for someone.
