Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Services

Expert Orthopedic Care You Can Count On

Our UM Health-Sparrow experienced team of orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists, nurses and physical therapists are dedicated to helping you recover quickly and fully. Whether you’re healing from a fracture, sports injury, or joint replacement, we provide personalized care using the region’s most advanced surgical technology. Recognized as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement, we deliver top-quality orthopedic care in a comfortable, community-based setting—so you can get back to moving with confidence.

Advanced Orthopedic Care

Highly skilled, nationally recognized, and locally focused, our team has specialists in trauma services, rehabilitation, surgery, joint replacement, and sports medicine. You can trust in the care you're getting from head to toe.

Hand and Wrist

Hand and wrist injuries can span from nagging discomfort to unmanageable pain. Some of the most common injuries and disorders include arthritis, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, muscle strains, osteoporosis, and sprains. Regardless of what kind of pain you’re dealing with, our highly skilled experts ensure that relief is within reach.

Shoulder and Elbow

Being able to flex, bend, and rotate your arms is essential to living a full life, so we understand how even minor shoulder and elbow pain can be a major hurdle to enjoying each day. Our specialists are highly skilled and are here to diagnose your injury and develop a treatment for a variety of shoulder and elbow conditions such as arthritis, osteoarthritis, bursitis, dislocated shoulder, frozen shoulder, golfer’s elbow, muscle strains, rotator cuff injury, tendinitis, tennis elbow, and more.

Hip and Knee

Some of the most common issues treated by our hip and knee specialists are anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, bursitis, hip dysplasia, knee pain, osteoporosis, patellar tendinitis, patellofemoral pain tears, knee pain, osteoporosis, patellar tendinitis, patellofemoral pain syndrome (“runner’s knee”), swollen knee, and tendinitis. And knowing UM Health-Sparrow’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center is recognized as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip replacement lets you trust we’ll be there for you every step of the way.

Foot and Ankle

Foot and ankle injuries don’t need to keep you sidelined. Our specialists have experience with a wide range of injuries and disorders, including arthritis, osteoarthritis, sprained ankles, muscle strains, and stress fractures. Whether your injury is acute or chronic, our highly skilled team can provide advanced treatments to help you recover and get back on your feet without pain.

Pediatric Orthopedics

At UM Health-Sparrow, we understand that each patient requires care unique to them and their body, which is why we provide comprehensive orthopedic care for children and teens. Our physicians are highly skilled and have special training focused on age-appropriate treatment for a wide range of conditions affecting children, from clubfoot, scoliosis, and hip dysplasia to other neuromuscular disorders.

Orthopedic Spine

When you suffer from back or neck pain, even the simplest activities can feel challenging. Our experts are here to help you find relief and start your journey to recovery. With surgical and non-surgical options, you can count on our team to create a treatment plan tailored to your needs.

Clinical Services

Joint Replacement Center

Choosing to undergo joint replacement surgery is a major decision that will help you to live the life you want. UM Health-Sparrow Orthopedics will be with you every step of the way.

Orthopedic Surgery

UM Health-Sparrow Orthopedic Services leads the Mid-Michigan area in helping people with arthritis, orthopedic illness, trauma or injury to regain their active lifestyles. Our ortho specialties include groundbreaking, minimally invasive procedures to treat musculoskeletal diseases and injuries, including state-of-the-art joint replacement. Orthopedic surgeons are involved in all aspects of health care for the musculoskeletal system — bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and skin. They use medical, physical and rehabilitative methods as well as surgery.