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Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington

The fellowship-trained surgeon faculty of University of Washington Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine provides expert and personalized surgical approaches to the bone and joint problems that threaten the comfort and function of thousands of individuals each year. These surgeons combine decades of experience, knowledge of the world's literature and their own cutting edge research to optimize the approaches to the vast range of conditions that can be effectively managed by arthroscopic surgery, arthritis and arthritis surgery, foot and ankle surgery, hand and wrist surgery, hip and knee reconstruction, pediatric orthopedic surgery, shoulder and elbow surgery, spine surgery, orthopedic trauma surgery, as well as tumor surgery and post surgical reconstruction.


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 Featured Article
Seth S. Leopold, M.D.

Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Knee Arthritis): "Degenerative Joint Disease" can cause pain, stiffness, and cartilage breakdown.
by Seth S. Leopold, M.D.

Osteoarthritis of the knee causes pain, swelling, and stiffness. It usually can be treated non-surgically; however, for some patients, minimally-invasive (quadriceps sparing) knee replacement surgery is used to alleviate pain and decrease recovery time. View the Article

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 Featured Video

Foot: The Painful Adult Flat Foot
Featuring Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D.

Dr. Bruce Sangeorzan discusses factors that contribute to flat feet and how to alleviate them. View the Video

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 UW OrthoSource

Do you have questions about bone & joint conditions? Use our natural language search engine to search UW Orthosource, including hundreds of informative articles and videos written by and featuring Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine faculty and surgeons.

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 Faculty Feature
An interview with Wally Krengel, MD 
An interview with Wally Krengel, MD Dr. Krengel is a Seattle native who went to College and Medical School at Stanford University. Since 1996 he practiced mainly at Overlake Hospital with Proliance Surgeons, and has extensive experience in the surgical and non-surgical management of Spinal Disorders in Children and Adults. He joined the University of Washington Faculty full time in February of 2008, as Associate Professor in Orthopedics, and Director of Spine Services at Children’s Hospital. Read More
 Department News

The Clinical Program of UW Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is one of the top two programs ranked Orthopedics Department in the Western half of the nation according to US News and World Report.

September 18, 2009 Dr. Matsen featured on JBJS Video  

UW Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Frederick Matsen featured on JBJS and VJO steaming video.


Dr. Beingessner received the Howard Rosen Memorial Teaching Award at the Cincinnati AO Principles Course


Retired orthopaedic surgeon Frank Alvine, UWSOM 1964 and Orthopaedic Surgery Residency 1972, has been named as an inductee to the South Dakota Hall of Fame by its Board of Directors.

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