Orthopedists specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries to and diseases of the musculoskeletal system – the network of bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves that gives the body its shape and allows us to move.
Many of the problems orthopedists treat involve the joints, places in the body where two or more bones meet. Humans have three different kinds of joints: fibrous (in the skull), cartilaginous (in the spine) and synovial (the neck, Shoulder, Wrist/Hand, Hip, Knee, ankles and feet). This last type is what we usually refer to when we say “joint.” Ligaments connect bones to each other, and tendons connect muscles and bones.
These parts of our bodies can be damaged from a traumatic injury, disease, congenital disorder or the natural aging process. Commonly treated conditions include arthritis, back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, bone fractures, sprains and strains, knee and shoulder problems, tendon and ligament tears, osteoporosis, sports injuries, and pediatric conditions such as club foot. Patients may be infants, adolescents, middle-aged or elderly.
Listed below are surgical Procedures performed by Dr. Abrutyn and Dr. Nordstrom:
Shoulder
 Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.- Arthroscopic instability and Labral repairs.
- Biceps tendon procedures.
- Cartilage resurfacing procedures.
- Alternatives to arthroplasty for arthritis in younger patients.
- Partial and Total shoulder replacements for fractures and arthritis.
- Fracture repair of the shoulder, clavicle, and scapula.
- Procedures for conditions of the acromioclavicular joint.
- Pectoralis tendon repairs.
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Knee
 Total Knee Replacement.- Unicompartmental Knee Replacements.
- Computer assisted navigated knee replacements.
- Fractures.
- ACL/PCL reconstructions.
- Collateral ligament reconstructions (MCL, LCL).
- ACL reconstructions in skeletally immature children.
- Meniscus tears and repairs using multiple techniques.
- Cartilage restoration procedures.
- Patellar tendon and quadriceps tendon ruptures.
- Patella fractures.
- Patellofemoral (kneecap) realignment procedures using multiple techniques
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Hip
- Fracture repair.
- Total Hip Replacements.
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Elbow
- Ulnar nerve decompression.
- Surgery for tennis elbow/golfer's elbow.
- Arthroscopy for loose bodies, stiffness, and arthritis.
- Fractures.
- Biceps and Triceps repairs.
- Ligament reconstruction.
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Wrist/Hand
 Fractures of the distal radius and ulna, and metacarpals.- Carpal tunnel release, Trigger thumb/finger release, Ganglion cyst or mass excision from wrist, hand, and fingers.
- deQuervain' release for wrist tendinitis.
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