Guilford Orthopaedics is equipped with Physicians that are highly trained and qualified in leading you to a healthy and pain free life. There are times a when a total joint replacement is the necessary plan of action in achieveing this. A total joint replacement is a surgical procedure in which parts of arthritic or damaged joints are removed and replaced with a metal, plastic or ceramic device called prosthesis. The prosthesis is designed to replicate the movement of a normal, healthy joint. Below are total joint replacement procedures that we specialize in: