Dr Montgomery - Montgomery Hip & Knee

A message from Dr. Montgomery

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me!

Choosing a surgeon is an important personal decision, and I believe it is helpful for you to know and trust the person who will be with you through this process.

Here’s a little about who I am and what drives me, both inside and outside the operating room:

I am a Christian, a husband, a father of three, and an orthopaedic surgeon. I absolutely love every one of those aspects of my life and the connections to other people that each bring. I love surgery because it is my way of directly helping people live better lives and I care deeply about doing that to the best of my abilities. I enjoy learning new techniques and staying up to date on the best and most current treatment options.

Prior to my career in medicine I worked as a licensed auto mechanic, I enjoyed the car scene and getting things back on the road, I still find it a lot fun to work on my own projects. Automotives was a great career, yet I felt I could help people with greater challenges. Through a bit of a story I won’t dive into here, I ended up more or less keeping my tool box and now I change suspension on people instead of cars!

Keep reading to learn more about my practice and be sure to check out the patient education section, especially if you are considering surgery as a solution to your hip or knee pain!

Dr. Spencer Montgomery: Expert in Hip & Knee Replacement

Overview

By listening to his patients, applying up-to-date medical literature, and combining advanced training with years of hands-on experience, Dr. Spencer Montgomery strives to provide thoughtful, personalized care, ensuring you feel comfortable and confident in your treatment.A down-to-earth surgeon with a deep appreciation for the value of precision and craftsmanship, Dr. Montgomery’s background is unique. Before pursuing medicine, he worked as a licensed auto mechanic, which helped him develop a hands-on understanding of how mechanical systems should fit, move, and work together. This experience has carried over into his orthopedic practice, where he takes a detailed, problem-solving approach to hip and knee replacement. Specializing in these procedures, Dr. Montgomery is board-certified in both Canada and the USA and has fellowship training in complex hip and knee reconstruction from the University of Toronto.

Academic Position

Dr. Montgomery is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He provides comprehensive hip and knee replacement care, including guiding patients through non-operative management of hip and knee pain, performing primary (first-time) hip and knee replacements, revision surgery of previous hip and knee replacements, and complex limb reconstruction surgery in patients with severe complications, deformity, and complex injuries.

Personalized Joint Replacement

Individualized Care

Dr. Montgomery is a strong proponent of personalized joint replacement and works closely with patients to ensure their surgery, implants, and care are tailored to their individual needs. He often performs individualized knee replacement with “kinematic alignment,” which aims to restore the alignment and motion of the knee to its pre-arthritis state. This method differs from conventional knee replacements, which he also performs when appropriate, which typically aim to make all patients’ legs completely straight, but often require soft tissues to be cut during surgery to ensure the knee moves smoothly. Kinematic alignment has increasing evidence supporting its ability to restore function as well or better than conventional knee replacement and improve early recovery.

Advanced Surgical Techniques and Technologies

Technological Expertise

Dr. Montgomery is trained in multiple technologies to achieve the desired surgical plan, including specialized instrumentation, computer navigation, patient-specific instrumentation, and robotics. He is skilled in performing partial knee replacement, total knee replacement, and total hip replacements using muscle-sparing and conventional surgical approaches, depending on the patient’s needs. Some of the surgical approaches available include:

Direct Anterior Hip Replacement:
Including conventional incision and “bikini incision”
Minimally Invasive Muscle Sparing Posterior Approach:
Also known as “MIS”, similar to the “STAR” approach.
Subvastus Total Knee Replacement
Avoids cutting any muscle when performing knee replacement, similar to the “jiffy knee” approach
Posterior Total Hip Replacement
Total Knee Replacement

Academic and Research Contributions

Teaching and Research

In addition to his surgical practice, Dr. Montgomery is responsible for teaching surgical residents and serves as a reviewer for multiple medical journals, allowing him to stay current with the latest medical research. He also publishes and presents his own research nationally and internationally.

Innovation and Consulting

Medical Device Innovation

Dr. Montgomery has a keen interest in the development and appropriate use of new medical devices and technologies. He obtained additional training in developing patient focused solutions through the Biodesign Innovation Fellowship at Stanford University and currently serves as a consultant for multiple medical device companies. His background in automotives gives him a unique perspective into mechanical systems and challenges that may be faced when implants or equipment fails. He has a special interest in developing surgical equipment to make surgeries move efficiently with less variability.

Current Disclosures
Dr. Montgomery is a paid consultant for enovis and LinkBio Corp.
He does not receive any royalties or payments for product use.