Zionsville Location Now Open Dr. Colin Penrose will begin seeing patients in Zionsville on Monday, March 24. This new location is in partnership with Central Indiana Orthopedics, a partner practice with OrthoAlliance. Dr. Penrose will see patients for hip or knee consultations in Zionsville every Monday. Check out a quick tour through the office so … Read more
We are thrilled to announce that the Midwest Center for Joint Replacement team is expanding to Zionsville in March 2025, in partnership with Central Indiana Orthopedics. Dr. Colin Penrose will be seeing new and existing patients every Monday out of the new Central Indiana Orthopedics Zionsville clinic. Dr. Penrose is a leading orthopedic surgeon specializing … Read more
Indianapolis Monthly just released its annual Top Doctors list, and the MCJR physicians won big this year! All five of our Indianapolis-based physicians were selected to be on the 2024 Top Doctors list. We’re grateful to see that our physicians’ expertise in their fields are being recognized in this way. The Indianapolis Monthly Top Doctors are … Read more
Terre Haute Office Opening Soon The team at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement is expanding our reach to be more available to patients in Terre Haute and the surrounding areas. Beginning October 24, Dr. Wes Lackey and Dr. Josh Carter will see patients out of the Indiana Spine Group office in Terre Haute once every … Read more
When people hear “knee replacement,” they assume you’ve had to have your entire knee joint removed and replaced. But many patients today are opting for a less invasive and simpler procedure: the partial knee replacement. The surgeons at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement are national leaders in providing partial knee replacement, or “unicompartmental knee replacement” … Read more
Smoking causes joint damage Smoking is still the number one cause of preventable death. According to OrthoInfo, more than 440,000 people in the U.S. die from tobacco-related diseases each year. Some damage done from smoking cannot be repaired, but other negative effects on your body can be reversed – or at least reduced – simply by … Read more
If you’re planning to have surgery at Midwest Center for Joint Replacement, you’ll need to do some home preparation beforehand. Since more than half of our patients return home the same day of their surgery, odds are that you’ll be home within hours or a day after surgery. So we encourage you to make your home a … Read more
Have you had a joint replacement and it’s been nothing but painful? Is your joint replacement years old and you’re worried it’s worn out? A good portion of our surgeons’ caseloads are dedicated to joint revision surgeries, in which they remove the ineffective implants and replace them with new, often customized implants. Just like hips … Read more
Avoiding a joint replacement? It can be a difficult decision to move forward with a big surgery like a joint replacement. We want to make the decision as clear and straigtforward as possible, and one of those ways is to debunk some of the most common myths we hear from our patients. So without further … Read more
