Orthopaedics

ROSA Knee Surgery

KEEPING YOU MOVING.

A new knee, a more active you.

Using the ROSA knee system, specially trained KCH general surgeons can personalize total knee replacement and create specific solutions unique to your anatomy. Find out more about the risk of total knee replacement and whether treatment is right for you.

Watch Advances in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis & Joint Health
Advances in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis & Joint Health

Learn more about joint replacement with this recorded Community Talk by Kenneth Doolittle, II, MD, titled "Advances in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis & Joint Health." Get the latest information on hip and knee arthroplasty and robotic surgery. 

The ROSA Knee Surgical System
Robotic technology and industry-leading knee implants work together to help surgeons personalize surgical procedures for their patients.

ROSA Knee is a robotically-assisted surgical system designed to help perform total knee replacement surgery.  It includes features to assist with bone resections and assessing the state of soft tissues to facilitate implant positioning intraoperatively. The ROSA Knee helps with complex decision-making and enables surgeons to use computer and software technology to control and move surgical instruments, allowing for greater precision and flexibility during procedures.

exercising healthy joints
Department of Specialty Care
Orthopaedics

Orthopaedics is the branch of medicine and medical specialty dealing with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments. Our Orthopaedic surgeons specialize in preserving, investigating, and restoring mobility and function with innovative and traditional treatment options.

Knox County's Total Hip & Total Knee Replacement Experts

Cert of Dist Knee and Hip

Get back to the active lifestyle you deserve!

Our multi-disciplinary, coordinated approach to total joint replacement means better outcomes for our patients—fewer complications, better pain management, and a comprehensive discharge and therapy plan that gets patients back home and back to the active lifestyles they deserve. That is why Knox Community Hospital's Orthopaedics program has been awarded The Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction in the management of Total Hip Replacement and the Certificate of Distinction in the management of Total Knee Replacement. If you have been living with chronic hip or knee pain and would like to do something about it, call and schedule an appointment with one of our joint experts today!

Knee Replacement at KCH

Orthopaedics
Gregory J. Cush, MD
Jarrett Helming, DO

Monday - Thursday | 8 am - 4 pm
Friday | 8 am - 2:30 pm

Knox Medical Pavilion
1330 Coshocton Avenue
Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050

Telephone
Fax
740.399.3103

Orthopaedics
Kenneth H. Doolittle, II, MD

Monday - Friday | 8 am - 5 pm

Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness 
1330 Coshocton Avenue
Mount Vernon Ohio, 43050

Dr. Cush and Dr. Helming

Dr. Cush and Dr. Helming treat patients of all ages, from toddlers to senior citizens. They treat conditions and diseases that affect the bones, muscles, joints, and soft tissues. Both physicians specialize in sports medicine, and treating injuries suffered during athletic activities. Dr. Helming specializes in arthroscopic repair of the shoulder, knee, and hip injuries.

ROSA
Dr. Helming and Antonia Erndt, PA

Antonia ('Toni') Erndt, PA, is new to Orthpaedics at KCH. She is working side-by-side with Jarrett Helming, DO, in the office, assisting with the many aspects of day-to-day clinical operations. Antonia assists with rounding on the floor, seeing postoperative patients, performing injections, getting to know new patients, and following up with postoperative patients side-by-side with Dr. Helming directly. Toni will also assist in surgery by holding retractors to position limbs and suturing or closing wounds. She has been a great benefit to the initiatives that Dr. Helming is seeking to achieve. As a result of her support, Dr. Helming can attend to patients faster and address new injuries much quicker.

Conditions We Treat

Our team offers comprehensive care for many types of orthopaedic disorders, including:

  • Conditions and diseases of the bones, muscles, joints and soft tissue
  • Sports medicine
  • Arthroscopy (knee and shoulder)
  • Total joint replacement
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Fractures and tendon tears
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip
  • Torn rotator cuff and other shoulder related conditions
Physical Exams

Dr. Cush and Dr. Helming clinic exams related to the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments. Along with a  broad spectrum of treatment options in an environment that’s close to home and convenient to healing.

Procedures

Certain types of injuries and conditions require specialized treatment to ensure a full recovery. Surgical repair or other medical procedures are often necessary to restore injured patients to their former quality of life.

Conditions treated in this clinic include but are not limited to:

  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Rotator Cuff Tear
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Tendonitis
  • Osteomyelitis

Our office also offers joint treatment, X-rays, cortisone injections, cast application, and wound cultures to ensure that conditions like osteoarthritis don’t prevent patients from enjoying the lives that they love.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is sometimes called degenerative joint disease, or wear-and-tear arthritis. It’s the most common type of arthritis. In OA, the cartilage wears away. Cartilage is a slick tissue that covers the ends of the bones. It acts as a cushion and allows them to glide smoothly against each other. When the cartilage wears away, bone rubs against bone. This causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and difficulty moving.

TENEX Health TX® | Dr. Jerrett Helming

A simple minimally-invasive procedure for those suffering from chronic pain in the elbow or Achilles. TENEX works by removing the source of your pain with one short procedure that does not require stitches. TENEX, offered by Dr. Jarrett Helming for the elbow or Achilles tendons, is clinically proven to remove tendon pain for more than 85% of patients. Find out more below and schedule a consultation with Dr. Helming today!

"Dr. Helming is amazing! He has a great personality and makes the visit interesting and enjoyable. Thank you!!"

- Dept. of Specialty Care, Orthopedics
Dr. Kenneth Doolittle, II

Dr. Kenneth Doolittle, II has lived in the Mount Vernon Community for over 25 years. Dr. Doolittle has brought innovative and progressive orthopaedic procedures to Knox Community Hospital, including arthroscopy and joint replacement, through a safe and measured process.
His clinic is dedicated to providing high-quality orthopaedic care and treatment in a caring and compassionate atmosphere to ensure the healing and quality of life for Knox County families.

Conditions We Treat

Our team offers comprehensive care for many types of orthopaedic disorders, including:

  • Conditions and diseases of the bones, muscles, joints and soft tissue
  • Sports medicine
  • Arthroscopy (knee and shoulder)
  • Total joint replacement
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Fractures and tendon tears
  • Osteoarthritis of the knee and hip
  • Torn rotator cuff and other shoulder related conditions
Physical Exams

Dr. Doolittle’s clinic exams related to the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments. Along with a  broad spectrum of treatment options in an environment that’s close to home and convenient to healing.

Procedures

Certain types of injuries and conditions require specialized treatment to ensure a full recovery. Surgical repair or other medical procedures are often necessary to restore injured patients to their former quality of life.

Conditions treated in this clinic include but are not limited to:

  • Fractures
  • Dislocations
  • Rotator Cuff Tear
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Tendonitis
  • Osteomyelitis

Our office also offers joint treatment, X-rays, cortisone injections, cast application, and wound cultures to ensure that conditions like osteoarthritis don’t prevent patients from enjoying the lives that they love.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is sometimes called degenerative joint disease, or wear-and-tear arthritis. It’s the most common type of arthritis. In OA, the cartilage wears away. Cartilage is a slick tissue that covers the ends of the bones. It acts as a cushion and allows them to glide smoothly against each other. When the cartilage wears away, bone rubs against bone. This causes pain, swelling, stiffness, and difficulty moving.

Our Locations

Physicians

Jarrett B. Helming, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Jarrett B. Helming, DO, began working with the Department of Specialty Care -…

Advanced Practitioners

Antonia Erndt, PA-C
Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine