{"id":2382,"date":"2020-04-05T12:29:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-orthopedics-highlands-ranch-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:35:10","slug":"uchealth-orthopedics-highlands-ranch-hospital","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-orthopedics-highlands-ranch-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Orthopedics &#8211; Highlands Ranch Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The renowned orthopedics practices at UCHealth now offer care close to home.<\/h2>\r\nOur team of fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons and specialists at UCHealth Orthopedics &#8211; Highlands Ranch Hospital provides you with the highest quality, professional and ethical care for your musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.\r\n\r\nWe offer comprehensive services such as orthopedic trauma care, joint replacement, spine, hand and foot and ankle surgery, sports medicine and general orthopedics.\r\n\r\nWhether you are a weekend warrior, professional athlete, or simply want to walk or enjoy your hobbies without pain, our team of highly experienced providers will work and support you every step of the way.\r\n\r\n<strong>To make an appointment<\/strong>, please choose a physician from the list on the right.\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conditions-we-treat\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conditions we treat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you experience pain or injury to your bones and muscles, come to us for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elbow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foot and ankle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/fractures\/\">Fractures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hand and wrist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/knee-injury\/\">Knee<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/shoulder-impingement\/\">Overuse injuries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/shoulder-separation\/\">Shoulder injuries<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/services\/sports-medicine\/\">Sports medicine<\/a> (surgical and non-surgical)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/strains-and-sprains\/?breadcrumbs=orthopedics\">Sprains, strains and soft tissue<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/treatments-procedures\/joint-replacement\/\">Other joint replacement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"procedures-we-perform\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procedures we perform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignright is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal of <strong>minimally invasive surgery<\/strong> is to separate muscle fibers using a direct route through tissues, minimizing trauma or exposure. Minimally invasive techniques do not change the need for surgery, but rather provide a less invasive and traumatic means to accomplish the surgery.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer surgical and minimally invasive procedures for joint reconstruction or replacement; and for injury of shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, feet and ankles in addition to spine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The common procedures we perform include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/achilles-rupture\/\">Achilles tendon surgery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ankle fracture surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bunion and hammertoe correction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elbow surgery and replacement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hand and wrist surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/treatments-procedures\/hip-replacement\/\">Hip fracture surgery and replacement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/treatments-procedures\/knee-replacement\/\">Knee replacement surgery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimally-invasive surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/rotator-cuff-tears\/\">Rotator cuff surgery and repair<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/diseases-conditions\/frozen-shoulder\/\">Shoulder surgery and replacement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spine surgeries and procedures\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cervical disc replacement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cervical fusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laminectomy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lumbar disc replacement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimally-invasive spine surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revision spine surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spine fracture care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/diseases-conditions\/spinal-tumors\/\">Spine tumors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thoracic and lumbar fusion<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-program-recognitions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our program recognitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"certificates-of-distinction-the-joint-commission\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificates of Distinction: The Joint Commission<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Click images to enlarge)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-responsive su-table-alternate su-table-fixed\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Joint replacement: Hip<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02103402\/hip2025.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02103402\/hip2025.webp\" alt=\"Image of Joint Commission Certificate: Hip\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Joint replacement: Knee<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02103406\/knee2025.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02103406\/knee2025.webp\" alt=\"Image of Joint Commission Certificate: Knee\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Joint replacement: Shoulder<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02103404\/shoulder2025.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02103404\/shoulder2025.webp\" alt=\"Image of Joint Commission Certificate: Shoulder\" width=\"200\" height=\"259\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":7623,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2382","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/2382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}