Charleston, SC Orthopedic Doctors

Orthopedic specialists can’t say for certain what causes a painful and lingering condition with the ominous appellation of frozen shoulder, but they agree that the nagging problem can take up […]

What is one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor or miss work? It’s not the common cold, though that ranks high on the list. The correct […]

Same-day, robotic joint replacement is an increasingly popular choice for patients. “Many patients choose to live in discomfort to avoid lengthy knee surgery recovery and the risk of contracting an […]

Osteoporosis can be a crippling malady, striking many elderly women and drastically altering or eventually taking their lives. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too […]

More and more people are seeking natural healing therapies over prescription medications to relieve pain from conditions such as tendonitis or arthritis. Lucky for them, there are an increasing number […]

We practice conservatively and we definitely exhaust every option to take care of the patient before we recommend surgery. At the Fire Station 21 ribbon-cutting the interim fire chief dubbed the area of Clements Ferry Road as, “the last frontier for the city of Charleston.” If you look at a map, this area is one […]

After receiving injections to alleviate recurring knee pain for a decade, patient Bonnie Dan and Dr. Eric Stem, a hip and knee specialist with Lowcountry Orthopaedics, discussed the option of a new procedure that had proven to be very successful: a 3D printed knee implant designed to perfectly fit each patient’s unique size and shape […]

People who are faced with severe pain in their hip and knee joints want relief as quickly as possible. Luckily, the Outpatient Surgery Center with Lowcountry Orthopaedics helps to ease the process for patients qualified to undergo joint reconstruction and hip and knee surgery at their facility. Dr. Richard Zimlich, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at […]