Find Your Care

Services

Procedures

Conditions

Our Surgeons

Request an Appointment

Hip · Joint Replacement

Avascular Necrosis of the Hip

Loss of blood supply to the ball of the hip, which causes the bone to die and collapse. Early treatment can save the joint; late disease needs replacement.

Learn more

Hip · Joint Replacement

Hip Fractures

A break of the upper thigh bone at the hip, almost always from a fall in an older adult, treated with urgent surgery to get the patient standing again.

Learn more

Hip · Joint Replacement

Failed or Infected Joint Replacement

A hip or knee replacement that has loosened, worn, become unstable or developed an infection, causing pain and loss of function years after a good result.

Learn more

ContactTalk toa real person.

Two clinics, one number to call or text. Same-day appointments for acute injuries whenever we can. The front desk will match you with the right surgeon.

Call801-640-0000

TextSend a text

Provo1055 N 300 W, Ste 104

Orem700 W 800 N, Ste 330

Request an appointment

Find a clinic

Nondiscrimination Accessibility Good Faith Estimate

What it is

Hip Fractures

The hip breaks either through the neck of the femur.

Both need surgery, but the neck fracture often needs a replacement because its blood supply is damaged.Hip fracture is the most serious common fracture of older age.

Treated by

Jeffrey Wallentine, MD, Joint Replacement surgeon at Ridgeline Orthopedic Specialists

Dr. WallentineJoint Replacement

Kevin Christensen, MD, Knee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine surgeon at Ridgeline Orthopedic Specialists

Dr. ChristensenKnee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine

J. Ryan Taylor, MD, Shoulder and Sports Medicine surgeon at Ridgeline Orthopedic Specialists

Dr. TaylorShoulder and Sports Medicine

Request an appointment

or call801-640-0000

Hip Fractures

Symptoms

Severe pain in the hip or groin after a fall, inability to stand or bear weight, and a leg that looks shorter and turned outward.

Occasionally a hairline fracture allows walking with pain for days before it is found.

Common signs

Severe hip pain after a fall

Cannot bear weight

Leg shorter, turned out

Pain in the groin

See us sooner if

Any fall with hip pain over 65

Walking with new groin pain

Hip Fractures

Causes

A fall from standing height in an adult with osteoporosis is by far the most common cause.Younger adults break the hip only in high-energy trauma.Preventing the next fall and treating bone density are part of the care.

Hip Fractures

How We Diagnose It

X-rays show most hip fractures.MRI or CT finds the hairline fractures that X-rays miss. Medical evaluation happens in parallel so surgery is not delayed.Surgery within twenty-four to forty-eight hours improves outcomes.Seen the same day; surgery within a day or two at a Utah Valley hospital gets patients standing again. Dr. Wallentine, Dr. Christensen and Dr. Taylor operate at Utah Valley Hospital and Mountain View Hospital.

Hip Fractures

Treatment Options

Fractures below the neck are fixed with a rod or plate and screws.

Displaced neck fractures in older adults are treated with a partial or total hip replacement, which lets the patient walk immediately.Rehabilitation starts the day after surgery, and bone health treatment follows.

Your options

Non-surgical

Rarely appropriate

Surgical

Rod or plate fixation

Partial or total hip

Hip Fracture Surgery

Total Hip Replacement

Femur Fracture Repair

Hip Fractures

Procedures That Address It

Hip Fracture Surgery

Total Hip Replacement

Femur Fracture Repair

Hip Fractures

Surgeons Who Treat It

Dr. Wallentine, MD

Thirty-four years in practice. Mako robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement. Stanford sports medicine fellowship. BYU athletics team surgeon.

Dr. Christensen, MD

Andrews Institute sports medicine fellowship under Dr. James Andrews. Board certified in orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine. Fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Taylor, MD

Dual fellowship trained in sports medicine and in shoulder and elbow surgery. Former Division I football player.

Request an appointment

or call801-640-0000

ContactTalk toa real person.

Two clinics, one number to call or text. Same-day appointments for acute injuries whenever we can. The front desk will match you with the right surgeon.

Call801-640-0000

TextSend a text

Provo1055 N 300 W, Ste 104

Orem700 W 800 N, Ste 330

Request an appointment

Find a clinic

Nondiscrimination Accessibility Good Faith Estimate