Shoulder and Hand

The upper limbs, which consist of hands, wrists, elbows and shoulders, are critical to working, playing and performing everyday activities. When disease or trauma damages their form and function, your quality of life can suffer. Loma Linda’s Department of Orthopedic Surgery’s breadth of experience allows us to address and treat a complete range of hand and upper limb disorders. In doing so, we’re able to get you back on track with your life by reducing or eliminating pain and restoring limb function.

Our orthopedic specialists work with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate your hand or arm injury so that they can create a treatment plan just for you.

Services

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery offers comprehensive specialty care for hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder problems. We provide treatment for:

• Arthroscopy of small joints including the wrist, thumb, fingers, elbow and shoulder
• Carpal tunnel
• Congenital hand deformities & limb deformities
• Major trauma to the arm and hand
• Microsurgical repairs of nerves & vessels
• Repair of fractures of the upper extremities
• Reverse shoulder procedure
• Rotator cuff repair
• Shoulder replacement
• Sports injuries
• Work injuries
• Brachial Plexus Injuries

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Conditions and Treatments
Loma Linda University Medical Center’s orthopedic surgeons specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the musculoskeletal system for patients of all ages. The department treats a wide range of orthopedic conditions including:

• Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases
  
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
  

Bone

• Bone Cancer
  
• Hand (Hand Anatomy)
  
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  
• Hand Surgery
  
• Joint Replacement
  
• Hip Replacement Surgery
  
• Osteoarthritis
  

Knee

• Knee, Ligament Injuries
  
• Knee Ligament Repair
  
• Knee Problems
  
• Knee Replacement Surgery
  

Spine

• Kyphosis
  
• Laminectomy
  

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery is located within the Faculty Medical Offices on the LLUMC campus. The address is:

11370 Anderson Street, Suite 1500
Loma Linda, CA 92354
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Orthopedic Center
250 E. Caroline Street, Suite A
San Bernardino, CA 92408
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LLUMC’s Department of Orthopedics physicians specialize in surgery, research and clinical consultations. Their expertise and leadership produces better outcomes for patients, improving their mobility and quality of life.

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Featured Physicians

•    Gary D. Botimer, MD
•    William P. Bunnell, MD
•    Thomas R. Burgdorff, MD
•    Wayne K Cheng, MD
•    Olumide A. Danisa, MD
•    Christoper M. Jobe, MD
•    Scott C. Nelson, MD
•    Wesley P. Phipatanakul, MD
•    Barth. B. Riedel, MD
•    Lorra M. Sharp, MD
•    Hassan M. Syed, MD
•    Barry E. Watkins, MD
•    Montri D. Wongworawat, MD
•    Virchel E. Wood, MD
•    Lee Zuckerman, MD

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