Injuries can happen during sports, at work, or during everyday activities. Knowing when to visit an orthopedic urgent care clinic versus an emergency room can help you get the right care when you need it.

Orthopedic Surgeons, Inc. offers Orthopedic Urgent Care in Liberty for acute orthopedic and sports injuries. Walk-ins are welcome, and no appointment is required.

What Does Orthopedic Urgent Care Treat?

Orthopedic urgent care is designed to evaluate injuries affecting the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons.

Common injuries include:

• Fractures

• Sprains and strains

• Dislocations

• Sports injuries

• Ligament injuries

• Muscle and tendon injuries

These injuries can happen during a game, at work, or from a simple fall or accident.

When Should You Visit Orthopedic Urgent Care?

Some injuries need prompt evaluation but do not require a trip to the emergency room.

Consider orthopedic urgent care if you experience:

• Significant swelling

• Difficulty walking or bearing weight

• Limited range of motion

• Persistent pain after an injury

• A suspected fracture

• A possible sprain or strain

• A sports injury that prevents you from playing

Early evaluation can help determine the extent of an injury and what type of treatment may be needed.

Orthopedic Urgent Care vs. the Emergency Room

Knowing where to go after an injury can be confusing. Orthopedic urgent care is an option for many acute orthopedic injuries, while the emergency room is equipped to handle serious and life-threatening conditions.

Orthopedic urgent care may be appropriate for:

• Sprains and strains

• Suspected fractures

• Sports injuries

• Joint injuries

• Ligament or muscle injuries

The emergency room is appropriate for:

• Severe bleeding

• Open fractures

• Serious head or neck injuries

• Loss of consciousness

• Difficulty breathing

• Other life-threatening emergencies

When an injury is not life-threatening but still needs prompt orthopedic attention, urgent care can provide specialized evaluation without an emergency room visit.

What to Expect During Your Visit

At OSI’s Orthopedic Urgent Care, patients are seen by an advanced practice provider without an appointment. Diagnostic imaging may be used to help evaluate the injury.

Treatment depends on the type and severity of the injury and may include:

• Bracing or splinting

• Activity recommendations

• Medication recommendations

• Follow-up with an orthopedic specialist

• Physical therapy

If additional care is needed, patients can follow up with an OSI orthopedic or sports medicine provider.

Orthopedic Urgent Care in Liberty

OSI’s Orthopedic Urgent Care is located at:

8250 N Church Road Kansas City, MO 64157

The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

For patients throughout the Kansas City area, Orthopedic Urgent Care provides prompt evaluation for many acute orthopedic and sports injuries.