Robert Wood, MD

06/21/2022

Thank you for sharing your story, Lynn Richey.
Lynn talks about her journey of hip replacement surgery.

Thank you for trusting us with your care.

I had an emergency total right hip replacement after suffering from an acute break. Unfortunately, I immediately came down with an infection. When it appeared that my infection was not improving—I received a referral to Dr. Robert Wood for a follow-up revision surgery.

05/22/2022

Congratulations to Northside Hospital Forsyth, recognized by Healthgrades as the #1 hospital for Joint Replacement for 2022.

I am honored to be part of the total knee and joint replacement program at Northside Hospital Forsyth. Healthgrades rankings and awards determine and communicate a hospital’s superior performance when compared to other eligible hospitals.

To help consumers evaluate and compare local hospital performance specific to specialty service lines and specialty focus areas, Healthgrades analyzed and identified the top ranked hospitals in each state across eight key specialty areas for 2022. The Joint Replacement specialty award recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in total knee and hip replacement. The Joint Replacement specialty award is based on:

• Total Hip Replacement

• Total Knee Replacement

To be considered for an award in this specialty area, a hospital must be evaluated and categorized into one of three performance categories for both total knee replacement and total hip replacement. We evaluate both procedures based on in-hospital complications. The Joint Replacement award is based on a volume-weighted average of the z-scores for these procedures.

Northside Hospital Forsyth’s recognition as the #1 hospital for joint replacement highlights the efficiency of the hospital and healthcare staff, whose actual performance was better than predicted. Hospital are evaluated and stratified into three categories:

Better Than Expected – Actual performance was better than predicted and the difference was statistically significant at alpha = 0.1.
As Expected – Actual performance was not statistically significantly different from what was predicted at alpha = 0.1.
Worse Than Expected – Actual performance was worse than predicted and the difference was statistically significant at alpha = 0.1.
A complete review of Healthgrades’ rankings, methodology and evaluation can be found at 2022 Joint Replacement State Ranking Award Recipients & Methodology PDF (healthgrades.com).

12/22/2021

When Should Patients Consider Joint Replacement Surgery?

There are multiple factors in deciding when to consider joint replacement surgery. It is important that the diagnosis be correct. Some issues that can cause joint pain overlap with osteoarthritis. For example, hip pain is sometimes caused by a pinched nerve in the low back.

It is also important for the patient to try conservative measures before proceeding with surgery. In medicine, we are always weighing the risks and benefits of treatment. If a NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) or a cortisone injection can keep you going, in general there are fewer risks to these treatments and are often preferred. Taking on the risks of surgery begin to make sense once these simpler treatments no longer work.

The third, and perhaps most important consideration, is how the pain affects you. I always ask my patients what their pain keeps them from doing. For some people it is exercise or sports such as tennis or golf. For other patients it is shopping. For many it is traveling or working in the garden. If you find yourself giving up on the things you love to do because of arthritis pain, I highly encourage you to have a conversation with a surgeon about joint replacement options.

The right time to do a surgery is when you have exhausted the other treatments and the pain from the osteoarthritis keeps you from being yourself.

Call our office for a consultation. Together we can determine if surgery is the right choice for you.

770-995-3400

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11/22/2021

"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving." W. T. Purkiser -- Happy Thanksgiving!

10/02/2021

Thank you to Village At Deaton Creek for your hospitality. We enjoyed sharing our morning with your residents, information about our practice and who we are with you. We look forward to serving you.

10/01/2021

10/01/2021

07/02/2021

Happy birthday Dr. Wood!

06/14/2021

With Force Therapeutics, my patients have newfound access to our team and rehab protocols and the virtual care platform.

How's Force working for you? Let us know!

06/02/2021

Interested in learning more about our practice? Take a look at our website. You may also call our office at your convenience so that we may answer your questions/concerns about knee and hip replacement surgery.

We are here to help!

Dr. Robert Wood and the team at ARTHRITIS & TOTAL JOINT SPECIALISTS strive to improve their patients’ quality of life through the innovative diagnosis, treatment, and management of arthritis and chronic joint pain. 

05/06/2021

This week marks the celebration of Patient Care Week and National Nurses Day.

I'd like to say THANK YOU to all of our nurses as we celebrate National Nurses Day and .

I also wanted to share a recent post by our friends at Force Therapeutics about one of our phenomenal nurses, Rebekah Filson. On Monday, May 9th, Rebekah will graduate from her doctorate program. Congratulations Rebekah! And thanks for all that you do for our program.
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Force Therapeutics is thrilled to recognize National Nurses Day and this May. We're grateful to work with and learn from truly incredible, innovative orthopedic nurses who are helping to lead the charge for at their respective organizations.
Rebekah Filson, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, ANP-BC, has played an important role in our ongoing partnership with Northside Hospital. Rebekah graduates from her doctorate program on Monday, and was able to leverage critical data collected through the Force platform in her thesis. She recently spoke with us about how Force can support the research interests of other nurses looking to pursue advanced degrees -- congratulations, Rebekah, and thank you for everything you do!

04/16/2021

Dr. Robert Wood sees patients in his Lawrenceville and Braselton offices,

Lawrenceville
(770) 995-3400
771 Old Norcross Road Suite 135 Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046

Braselton
(678) 960-2050
1255 Friendship Drive, Braselton, Georgia 30517