The Arthritis Source

Welcome to the Arthritis Source, part of the UW Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine web site. This multimedia resource is for anyone with questions about arthritis.

Our articles (listed to the left) feature information about managing arthritis, medications for arthritis, more than 20 types of arthritic conditions, and more.

All articles were written or edited by our medical faculty. Some of them were developed with help from the Arthritis Foundation.

If you have specific questions about arthritis, you might want to search our site by typing in your question. On our search page, you can also search for a doctor or surgeon.

The Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

The UW Medicine Bone and Joint Surgery Center and the UW Medicine Eastside Specialty Center offer subspecialized surgical care for arthritis patients. UW surgeons provide the most current approaches for patients with arthritis affecting:

• The hips and knees
• The shoulders and elbows
• The neck and back
• The wrists and hands
• The feet and ankles

UW Rheumatoid Arthritis Service

The UW Medicine Bone and Joint Surgery Center at UWMC-Roosevelt offers a specialty program for rheumatoid arthritis. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Service provides health care, support, and information to optimize the health, comfort, and productivity for individuals with:

Affiliations

Physicians in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and on the Rheumatoid Arthritis Service work closely with the Arthritis Foundation's Washington/Alaska Chapter and with other UW specialists to provide information on the latest medical and surgical treatment methods.

Making an appointment

You may make your own appointment with an arthritis surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine or with a physician on the Rheumatoid Arthritis Service or you may be referred by your physician or other specialist.

Patients wishing to be seen in Seattle may call the Bone and Joint Surgery Center at 206-598-BONE (2663) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays). Outside the Seattle area, you may call us toll-free at 800-440-3280.

Patients who live on the east side of Lake Washington may find it more convenient to be seen by a UW arthritis surgeon at the UW Medicine Eastside Specialty Center in Bellevue. Please call (425) 646-7777 to request an appointment.

Finally, patients with shoulder, elbow, hip, or knee arthritis may request an appointment through our new online referrals website. For more information, please click here.

Clinic locations

The Bone and Joint Surgery Center is located at UWMC-Roosevelt, an outpatient facility at 4245 Roosevelt Way N.E. in Seattle's University District. There is an underground parking garage in the building; a maximum $3 is charged. A number of bus lines stop right outside or nearby, and there also is a free shuttle bus service from UW Medical Center.

The Eastside Specialty Center is located in Bellevue at 1700 116th Avenue NE. Free parking is available on site.

You can learn more about these two locations on our clinics page.

Insurance

Please be aware that many insurance programs will not pay for you to see a specialist without prior authorization, so check with your health insurance plan first.