Home is important anytime, but especially when you need high-quality orthopedic care. Rainy Lake Medical Center provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art orthopedic services to the community and the Borderland. Our orthopedic department also offers total knee & shoulder replacement surgery and arthroscopy, making it easier for our patients to receive care and support right here at home.
As a patient in our orthopedic department, you’ll have access to pre-op consultation, high-tech imaging, orthopedic medical history and physicals, physical therapy, pre-procedure education, orthopedic surgery/procedures, arthroscopy, and post- procedure therapies and follow up.
Knee & shoulder replacement is a cornerstone in our state-of-the-art orthopedic program. Your local post-surgery care following total joint replacement also involves rehabilitation and follow-up exercises, pain management, return-to-activity tracking, and recovery timeline and goals.
Common causes of knee & shoulder pain can include wear and tear from years of constant use (osteoarthritis), chronic illness (inflammatory arthritis), or an improperly healed injury (post-traumatic arthritis). Benefits of joint replacement include stopping or reducing joint pain, increased strength and mobility, years of easier movement, and improving your quality of life for tasks and activities.
Orthopedic and arthroscopy procedures are performed in the Rainy Lake Surgery Center by our highly skilled and experienced, board-certified orthopedic surgeons —Dr. Joel Zamzow, and Dr. Glen Rudolph—along with our caring, compassionate support staff.
In the clinic, orthopedic concerns are handled by Rio Silvernail, Orthopedic PA. She
is a specialist who sees and treats patients for conditions including hip or knee pain, sprains, fractures, dislocations, and joint injections.
Rainy Lake Medical Center also offers a Swing Bed program to our orthopedic patients. Swing Bed means your healthcare team can change, or “swing” your level of care from acute, to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or other skilled services as needed. Swing Bed provides the appropriate level of care while maximizing your health plan benefits.
When your orthopedic procedures are performed at RLMC, you are closer to family and friends for support and you don’t have to drive hundreds of miles from home, which means no additional expenses for lodging and meals. Your orthopedic care and treatment can be completed all in one place—here.
Joel A. Zamzow, M.D., board-certified orthopedic surgeon, received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. He performed his transitional internship at Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and he completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Grand Rapids Orthopedic Surgery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His main practice is at Orthopaedic Associates In Duluth and he also provides orthopedic care to patients of all ages at Rainy Lake Medical Center, International Falls. Dr. Zamzow specializes in total knee replacement and arthroscopy.
Dr. Rudolph is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with a sub-specialty in shoulder surgery. He also specializes in orthopaedic traumatology, sports medicine, total joint arthroplasty, pediatric orthopaedics, hand surgery, general orthopaedics, and orthopaedic oncology. He will be working with a variety of patients including individuals who require complex reconstructive procedures. His main practice is at Orthopaedic Associates In Duluth and he also provides orthopedic care to patients of all ages at Rainy Lake Medical Center, International Falls.
Call the Rainy Lake Clinic at (218) 283-5503 for a consultation with our orthopedic specialists. No referral is needed.
