Department of Orthopaedics recognized by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is rated as high-performing in hip replacement by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-2025.
In our Joint Replacement Program, our specialists manage hip and knee arthritis using evidence-based practices.
We perform over 1,100 hip and knee replacement surgeries every year to help address pain and management from hip and knee arthritis. We are a referral center for the most complicated hip and knee replacement cases in the region.
At Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire, we see some of the most challenging cases in the region and are the only Level 1 Trauma Center and tertiary referral center in the state of New Hampshire.
Learn what to expect during your joint replacement surgery
Please refer to the following sections on this page to learn more about our services:
- Our treatments and procedures
- Our services
- Using our online tool to keep up with your recovery
- More resources about joint replacement
- Our teams
- Our national recognition
Dartmouth Health adopts robotic-assisted technology to aid in joint replacement surgery
Robotic joint replacement technology available at both DHMC and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital.
Latest treatments and procedures
We offer non-surgical options for hip and knee arthritis. When the time for joint replacement comes, our surgeons perform:
- Primary total joint replacement surgery, including minimally-invasive, muscle-sparing surgery approaches (such as direct anterior approach for hip replacement)
- Partial joint replacement
- Outpatient total joint replacement surgery
- Robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery
Our experts also focus on complex revision surgery including:
- Revision hip and knee replacement surgery
- Peri-prosthetic fractures
- Complex pelvis and acetabular surgery and treatment of peri-prosthetic infections
Our services
When you choose us to help you with joint pain, we will offer you:
- A shared decision making approach to patient care: you and your surgeon will work together to decide what the right options are to get you better, faster; ultimately, the decision on a treatment option is yours to make
- A comprehensive total joint program that includes extensive pre-operative evaluation and physical and occupational therapy evaluations
- Extensive, trained, dedicated team of providers all focused on you, including surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, and nurses
- A personalized education program for joint replacement including a live class, DVD, and educational binder
- The opportunity to be involved in research that continually improves and leads the way for the future of joint replacement
- Affiliation with the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, one of the largest implant retrieval labs in the country, where groundbreaking research involving orthopaedic implants is being performed
- The knowledge and research background that only a nationally-ranked academic medical center can offer. We treat the most complex joint issues and traumatic injuries in our region so we have the experience to help you, no matter what you may be experiencing.
Keep up with your orthopaedic recovery plan
As part of your joint replacement care, you’ll benefit from using our digital patient tool from Force Therapeutics. This online tool lets you:
- Participate in online interactive classes
- Prepare for your surgery
- View physical therapy videos
- Receive email and text reminders to keep you on track
- Record progress towards your recovery goal
Your joint replacement team will have access to your profile and data, which will also be shared in your electronic medical record. Your providers will monitor your progress to make sure you are hitting your individual recovery milestones.
Learn more about joint replacement
- American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
- Knee replacement surgery (Healthwise® Health Encyclopedia)
- Partial hip replacement surgery (Healthwise Health Encyclopedia)
- Total hip replacement surgery (Healthwise Health Encyclopedia)
Our teams by location
- Concord, New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Concord - Lebanon, New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center - Manchester, New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester - Nashua, New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Nashua - New London, New Hampshire
DHMC Orthopaedics at New London Hospital
National recognition
Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement®
Our Joint Replacement Program is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Anthem BlueCross BlueShield based on our commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for patients who undergo knee and hip replacement procedures.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee & Hip Replacement by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, an independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Aetna Institute of Quality® Orthopedic Care Facility
The Aetna Institute recognizes our Joint Replacement Program as an Aetna Institute of Quality® Orthopedic Surgery Facility. This designation recognizes hospitals and facilities in the Aetna network which offer specialized clinical services for certain health conditions. Facilities are selected for consistently delivering evidence-based, safe care.