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.
Orthopedic care in Balcones Heights
We work to ensure that joint, neck or back pain no longer disrupts your life.
Methodist Hospital Texsan strives to provide Greater San Antonio with comprehensive orthopedic and spine care options close to home. Our multidisciplinary team collaborates with you and your support persons to create and work through an individualized care plan designed to quickly and safely get you back to your version of normal life.
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Orthopedic and spine conditions we treat
Methodist Hospital Texsan is one of South Texas’s premier orthopedic hospitals. The facility excels in advanced orthopedic services and is home to the Joint Replacement Center and Spine Center, offering advanced technology, including robotics, and leading clinical results in the industry. Our multidisciplinary team includes specially trained orthopedic nurses, physical and occupation therapists as well as your orthopedic surgeon. Your care team is dedicated to ensuring your journey goes smoothly towards a safe discharge home.
Methodist Hospital Texsan offers a full spectrum of orthopedic services that diagnose and treat the following conditions:
- Arthritis
- Back pain
- Fractures
- Knee pain
- Hip pain
- Neck pain
- Orthopedic trauma
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Osteomyelitis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Shoulder pain
- Shoulder injuries
- Spine issues
- Sports injuries
Orthopedic and spine treatment options
- Amputation
- Anterior cervical discectomy
- Cervical fusion
- Foot and ankle surgery
- Fracture management
- Hand surgery
- Hip replacement
- Hip resurfacing
- Knee replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar fusion
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Shoulder replacement
- Sports injuries
- Sports medicine
- Robotic-assisted surgery
Specialized programs
The Methodist Hospital Texsan Joint Replacement Center
The Methodist Hospital Texsan Joint Replacement Center is a dedicated inpatient center for elective joint replacement surgeries. Our team of orthopedic surgeons, technicians, nurses, occupational therapists and physical therapists help knee, shoulder and hip replacement patients return to their favorite activities as soon as possible.
The Methodist Hospital Texsan Spine Center
The Methodist Hospital Texsan Spine Center is an orthopedic program dedicated to providing high-quality care of the spine. Our specialized program focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of various spinal conditions caused by disease or trauma. When other methods of treatment have failed to alleviate pain or correct an abnormality, our spine surgeons provide exceptional, compassionate surgical care. Methodist Healthcare uses advanced technology, such as robotic surgery, to ensure safe and improved outcomes following spine surgery.
Methodist Hospital Texsan Inpatient Rehabilitation Center
Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Center is designed to be a next level of care for certain injuries, accidents and conditions that may have caused you limited function or mobility. Our multidisciplinary rehabilitation team consists of physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, rehabilitation nurses, social workers or case managers and physicians. Patients have access to close medical supervision and 24-hour rehabilitation nursing.
The patient journey
At Methodist Hospital Texsan, the patient experience is our top priority. Our team combines technology and expertise to provide each patient with an individualized approach to their care in a safe environment close to home.
Award winning orthopedic and spine care
Methodist Hospital Texsan is proud to provide the San Antonio, Balcones Heights and surrounding community experienced, award winning orthopedic, spine and sports medicine care. Our program has received the following recognitions:
- The Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval® for Disease-Specific Care Certification of Spine Surgery and Total Joint Replacement Surgery
- The 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award
Visiting us
Methodist Hospital Texsan is located off Frontage road and I-10 just south of I-10 and 410 interchange. Patients and visitors can park for free in the lot in front of the hospital. All guests and visitors must check in at the admissions desk through the hospital lobby entrance.
"It was like he gave me a whole new spine!"
Irene Black had severe back and leg pain but was able to avoid surgery with physical therapy, medicine, and a cortisone injection in her back. But after a routine day, her injury was aggravated and the pain was too much to handle. Irene worked with the excellent team at The Center for Spine at Methodist Hospital | Texsan where she underwent robotic spine surgery. Hear how the procedure went and why Irene says she's "no longer broken!"
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