Hip & Knee Replacement in Carefree, AZ

Carefree residents chose this community for its peace, its desert beauty, and its active outdoor lifestyle. When hip or knee pain gets in the way, Dr. Brandon Gough offers minimally invasive, robotic-assisted joint replacement designed to get you back to the life Carefree was built for.

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Hip and Knee Pain in One of Arizona's Most Beloved Desert Communities

Carefree is one of Arizona’s most distinctive communities — a high-desert town north of Scottsdale where the golf at The Boulders and Desert Forest is world-class, the hiking on Black Mountain and in Cave Creek Regional Park is exceptional, and the arts, wellness, and dining scene along Easy Street and the town center creates a lifestyle unlike anywhere else in the Valley. It is a community built for people who appreciate the finer things — including the ability to move freely through a landscape of rare desert beauty. Hip and knee pain can quietly erode access to everything Carefree offers. When the joint that carries you through a round at The Boulders or up Black Mountain starts failing, the pace of Carefree life slows in ways that are felt immediately. Dr. Brandon Gough is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon practicing in North Scottsdale — a short drive from Carefree — who specializes in minimally invasive, robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement. He has performed more than 8,000 procedures since 2013. Most of his patients walk the same day as surgery and go home within 24 hours.

The Boulders Golf Club and Desert Forest Golf Club — two of Arizona’s most celebrated courses, set against Carefree’s dramatic boulder-strewn desert landscape

Black Mountain and Cave Creek Regional Park — Carefree’s signature hiking destinations, with trails ranging from accessible walks to challenging summit routes

Carefree Desert Gardens and Easy Street — the town center’s walkable arts, wellness, and dining corridor in the heart of the community

Cave Creek and Carefree town amenities — boutique dining, galleries, spas, and community events that define the Carefree lifestyle

When Hip or Knee Pain Takes Over Carefree Life

Carefree is a community where the pace is intentional and the lifestyle is active on your own terms. The golf at The Boulders is among the finest in Arizona. The hiking on Black Mountain and in Cave Creek Regional Park draws residents outside year-round. The town center’s walkable arts and dining scene rewards those who move through it on foot. Hip and knee pain doesn’t just affect your body here — it affects your access to the peace and active freedom that Carefree represents. When pain from osteoarthritis, joint damage, or a failed previous replacement reaches the point where non-surgical treatments are no longer helping, joint replacement surgery may be the right step forward. Dr. Gough’s approach — robotic precision, muscle-sparing technique, same-day discharge — is designed to minimize the gap between surgery and getting back to Carefree life.

Hip Replacement

From total hip replacement using the Direct Superior approach to complex revision cases, Dr. Gough offers the full range of hip procedures — with same-day discharge as the expected outcome for most patients.

Knee Replacement

MAKOplasty® robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement, plus revision surgery for failed replacements. Most patients walk the same day and are back to light activity within weeks.

BOARD CERTIFIED ORTHPAEDIC SURGEON

Meet Dr. Brandon Gough, M.D.

Dr. Brandon Gough is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and a leader in minimally invasive and robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement.

Dr. Brandon Gough is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon practicing in North Scottsdale at 8575 E. Princess Dr., Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 — approximately 20 to 25 minutes from Carefree via Scottsdale Road and Cave Creek Road. He has performed more than 8,000 hip and knee procedures since 2013 using robotic-assisted, muscle-sparing techniques that most surgeons in the area do not offer. He is a Stryker-certified MAKOplasty® surgeon and one of a select group in the country trained in the Direct Superior approach to hip replacement. Dr. Gough is also a past consultant and educator for Stryker Orthopaedics, training surgeons from around the world in minimally invasive joint replacement.

Ready to Get Back to Life in Carefree?

Most of Dr. Gough’s patients are walking the same day as surgery and back to their lifestyle within weeks. Call 602-359-3088 or complete the form to schedule your consultation and find out which procedure is right for you.