Orthopedics

Northern Light Orthopedics is located on the Northern Light Mayo Hospital campus in Dover-Foxcroft at 43 Dwelley Avenue. The practice provides a full range of orthopedic care and surgical procedures to patients of all ages.

Support staff at Northern Light Orthopedics include a medical assistant/orthopedic technologist, a surgery scheduler, a skilled radiographic technologist, one secretary/receptionist and an experienced office coordinator.

Northern Light Orthopedics has on-site x-ray services for super convenient and speedy diagnosis. This eliminates the need to schedule a separate appointment and/or to travel to a second location.

A regional practice that serves all of Piscataquis County, as well as portions of Penobscot County, Northern Light Orthopedics provides general orthopedic surgical care for musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, with services including total joint replacement, sports medicine, and treatment of sprains and fractures. The scope of services includes surgical consultations, referrals from other providers, on-site x-rays, casting & cast removals and joint injections.

Hip-and-Knee-Guidebook.jpgGuidebook

Northern Light Mayo Hospital offers an educational guidebook for your orthopedic surgery. The guidebook contains information on what you can do to speed your recovery, such as preparing your home, the equipment you will need after your surgery, strengthening exercises, precautions to be aware of after your surgery, and continuing care options like home health services.

Download the total hip and knee joint replacement surgery guidebook.