Event

12:30 to 2:00 p.m.

Somerville Elks

Discover causes of joint pain and deterioration, common joint disease (i.e. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gout), the difference between inflammatory and degenerative join pain, risk factors, signs, diagnosis and treatment options such as arthroplasty and joint replacement surgery, when a joint replacement is recommended, common types (i.e. knee, hip or shoulder), the recovery process and time.

A light lunch will be served.

Andrzej Brzezinski, MD, orthopedic surgeon

Swapna Kandathil, BSN, RN, joint surgery center coordinator