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Orthopedic care

Orthopedists are doctors who take care of the entire musculoskeletal system. They diagnose and treat conditions such sprains, strains, broken bones, arthritis and osteoporosis. Some of the treatments they offer include recommending lifestyle changes, applying casts and performing surgeries, such as ligament repairs or total joint replacements.

Orthopedics in Ocala

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital offers comprehensive orthopedic services to patients in Marion County and the surrounding areas.

If you are experiencing chronic joint pain, our orthopedic specialists can help. Our Orthopedic Joint Care Center provides full-service orthopedic and spine care in a comfortable setting.

Are your bones and joints healthy?

When something is wrong with your bones or joints, it can be painful and debilitating. We offer quick knee and hip health risk assessments to help you get started on a path to recovery and wellness.

Our orthopedic services

Our Orthopedic Joint Care Center is designed to provide effective treatment and rehabilitation of your joint pain conditions.

Features of our joint care center

The Joint Commission, one of the largest healthcare accrediting agencies, awarded us with its Gold Seal of Approval for our knee replacement, hip replacement and spinal fusion programs. Additionally, Blue Cross Blue Shield recognizes us as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip. These recognitions are given to us for our proven history of delivering exceptional, efficient care and results for knee and hip conditions.

Features of our center include:

  • Certified orthopedic nurses
  • Dedicated dining room
  • Experienced, highly trained orthopedic surgical team
  • Physical therapy room
  • Preoperative education classes
  • Private and newly remodeled patient rooms

Joint replacement surgery

Our orthopedic surgeons perform a range of joint replacement surgeries to treat your chronic joint pain. These specialized joint surgeries include:

  • Arthroscopic sports medicine treatment
  • Partial knee replacement (also called knee resurfacing)
  • Reverse shoulder replacement
  • Robotic hip replacement
  • Shoulder replacement
  • Total knee replacement
Preoperative joint replacement classes

We offer informative weekly classes to teach you about your joint replacement procedure. In these classes, you can openly discuss pre- and postoperative concerns with licensed clinicians.

Classes are typically 45- to 60-minutes long.

Register for a preoperative joint replacement class

Spine care

Back pain can be caused by sprained ligaments, strained muscles, ruptured disks or irritated joints. Our spine surgeons effectively diagnose and treat chronic and acute back pain and spinal disorders.

Some of our spine services and treatments include:

  • Lumbar fusion
  • Lumbar laminectomy
  • Lumbar microdiscectomy
  • Minimally invasive lumbar fusion
  • Spinal cord stimulation insertion
  • Spinal injury treatment
  • Spinal stenosis treatment
  • Spinal tumor treatment

Jackie's story: Why HCA Florida West Marion Hospital is Florida's leading orthopedic hospital

When Jackie Kuehnle suffered a devastating hip injury, she knew HCA Florida West Marion Hospital was the best place for her care, and that Dr. Joseph Locker was the surgeon she wanted to treat her injury. Watch Dr. Locker discuss Jackie's case and learn why Healthgrades has named HCA Florida West Marion Hospital, already the No. 1 orthopedic hospital in Florida, as one of America's 100 best facilities for superior clinical outcomes in orthopedic care, including back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement, and total knee replacement.

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Looking for another location?

We also offer quality care at these other locations in our extended network.

Our Orthopedic care Locations

Citrus Hospital
502 W Highland Blvd
Inverness, FL 34452
(352) 726-1551

26.5 miles

Citrus Hospital
502 W Highland Blvd
Inverness, FL 34452
(352) 726-1551

26.5 miles

North Florida Hospital
6500 W Newberry Rd
Gainesville, FL 32605
(352) 333 - 4000

37.5 miles

Putnam Hospital
611 Zeagler Dr
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 328 - 5711

41.9 miles