Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center

12/24/2025

ALL of our locations will be closing at noon today and will be closed for Christmas. We will reopen on Friday, December 26, 2025 at our normal business hours.

12/05/2025

Our Traverse City and Cadillac offices will be closing early today, Friday, December 5th for our Staff Holiday Party at noon. We will resume regular business hours on Monday, December 8th at 8AM.

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

Just a reminder that all of our offices will be closed on Thanksgiving and the day after. All offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 1.

11/19/2025

One of the more common questions I get from patients as an Orthopaedic Sports Medicine specialist is what options there are for treating cartilage injuries or cartilage degeneration of the knee. While the best surgical option for diffuse wear and advanced degeneration of the cartilage throughout the whole knee is arthroplasty, there are several surgical options for treatment of isolated and symptomatic cartilage injuries.

One of those options is called osteochondral allograft (OCA), where a small piece of donor bone and cartilage is harvested and shaped to perfectly fit into the damaged area of you knee. It acts like a cartilage “plug” to restore a smooth, healthy surface to alleviate pain and prevent further degeneration of the knee.

This patient came to me with several years of knee pain after an injury resulting in a large, full-thickness defect in his knee cartilage and underlying bone. He was unable to work without pain and had significant limitation of activity as a result. We used his knee MRI to find a cartilage match for his knee and he underwent successful OCA surgery to restore a normal joint surface. After OCA, he was able to return to gradual weight bearing and light activity. At 5 months, his chronic knee pain was gone and he was able to return to full-duty at work. He worked very in his rehabilitation program Northern Michigan Sports Medicine Centers, which was a critical part of his excellent result.

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you for your service!

09/18/2025

THE PETOSKEY OFFICE IS ON THE MOVE!

Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center - Petoskey will be moving to a new building this week.

Our office on Cedar Bluff Drive will be closed on Thursday September 18th and Friday September 19th. We will re-open in our new location on Monday, September 22nd:

2325 Summit Park Dr., Suite A Petoskey, MI 49770

You can still reach us by phone at 231 758 8040 during and after the move. We appreciate your patience during this transition.

Sincerely,

Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center, Physicians and Staff

09/08/2025

09/03/2025

We would like to welcome Dr. Nathanael Adams to GLOC! Dr. Adams will be seeing patients in both the Traverse City and Cadillac locations. Dr. Adams specializes in Total Joints, Hips and Knee. To schedule an appointment please call 231-935-0900.

Specialized Orthopaedic Care. Physical Therapy. Orthotics.

07/28/2025

Dr. Anderson, Dr. Nemec, and Dr. Hazelwood have joined Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center!

We are excited to share that Dr. Joshua Anderson, Dr. Scott Nemec and Dr. Kyle Hazelwood, along with Cameron Burns NP, Taylor Fisher PA, Stephanie Batterbee PA and Kellie Mumford PA are now part of the Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center family.

We will continue to provide the same great care in the same locations in Petoskey and Ga***rd, but we do have a new way for you to reach us.

For the Petoskey office, please call us at (231)758-8040

For the Ga***rd office, please call us at (989)217-6991

If you currently have an appointment scheduled, you should start receiving appointment reminders and pre-registration information from Great Lakes Orthopaedic Center.
Walk-ins are still available at the Ga***rd clinic Monday-Thursday, and in Petoskey based on availability.

Thank you for allowing us to provide your orthopedic care.

07/08/2025

Our Ga***rd location will be closed this week, July 7th-11th. Please visit our Petoskey location at 4048 Cedar Bluff Dr. or call
231-758-8040 to schedule an appointment for next week.