Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Care at The Musculoskeletal Institute
When you’re in pain or your range of motion is limited, it can feel as if everything has come to a standstill. At Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, you’ll find expert orthopedic, sports medicine and rehabilitative care that helps you get back in action and live life to the fullest.
We offer the full spectrum of surgical and nonsurgical care for every musculoskeletal condition affecting your bones, muscles and joints. And as nationally renowned experts, we provide the most specialized care in the region and develop a treatment plan tailored just for you. This leads to maximum healing for a faster, fuller recovery.
We accept most major health insurance plans. Learn more.
The region’s best orthopedic care
There’s a reason more people choose Atrium Health for care than any other provider in the area.
We’re home to the region’s #1 and only nationally ranked orthopedic and rehabilitation care for both adults and children by U.S. News & World Report:
- Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, named top 10% in the nation for Orthopedic Care
- Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital, named a Best Children's Hospital for Orthopedic Care
- Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation, named a Best Hospital for Rehabilitation
Atrium Health is also the first in North Carolina to be awarded The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery and are home to two of only eight awarded in the country.
As the region’s clear choice, we provide:
- Comprehensive specialty care with top doctors in the nation and region, who specialize in treating your specific orthopedic need
- Exceptional outcomes and the region’s most “A” ratings for hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group
- Convenient care with same-day and next-day appointments, online scheduling and locations close to home
- Leading expertise that more elite and local athletes trust than any other healthcare provider in the region. Our physicians serve as the official health care provider for the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Football Club, Charlotte Knights and as team doctors for over 80 sports and high school partners
- Innovative treatments and technologies not offered anywhere else in the region and backed by leading research from the region’s only academic health system
Make a same-day/next-day appointment at an orthopedic clinic near you
Services
- Foot and ankle care
- Hand, wrist and elbow care
- Hip care
- Knee care
- Limb lengthening and deformity care
- Orthopedic oncology
- Orthopedic trauma
- Fracture prevention and osteoporosis care
- Pediatric orthopedics
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Shoulder care
- SpineFirst - neck, spine and back care
- Sports cardiology
- Sports medicine
Need immediate care for a minor orthopedic injury, like a sprained ankle?
Find a provider
We are renowned experts who provide the highest quality orthopedic and sports medicine care. We look forward to meeting and caring for you.
For providers
When you refer a patient to Musculoskeletal Institute, you play a critical role in their care.
We’ll keep you involved and up to date throughout your patient’s time with us. And once treatment is complete, we’ll work with you to transition them back to your care.
To make a referral, call 704-512-7878. To learn more, click here.
Research at Musculoskeletal Institute
Musculoskeletal clinical trials
We conduct a variety of clinical trials to bring you the latest orthopedic treatment options – which are often only available here. Our clinical trials focus on a variety of injuries, treatments and patient populations.
Musculoskeletal Institute research faculty
Dedicated to advancing medicine, we’re creating field-expanding research to answer challenging clinical questions and apply medical innovations throughout Musculoskeletal Institute and beyond.
McColl Lockwood Laboratory for Muscular Dystrophy Research
Breakthrough discoveries in experimental therapies, critically important to muscular dystrophy care, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).