Sutter Health offers care at the highest standards for patients with bone, joint and muscle conditions, including arthritis and sports-related injuries. Throughout the Greater Sacramento region, Sutter's highly skilled orthopedic surgery specialists offer the latest innovations in care, supported by experienced staff and leading-edge advancements for diagnosis and treatment.

Through Sutter hospitals and outpatient surgery centers across the region, skilled surgeons provide a range of traditional, arthroscopic and computer-assisted surgeries, including performing the highest number of initial and revision total joint replacement surgeries for knees and hips in Northern California. In addition to surgery, Sutter orthopedic specialists offer innovative, less invasive treatments such as cartilage restoration, laser-assisted surgery and shockwave therapy.

Adults and children also have access to a complete range of nonsurgical treatments from orthopedic specialists. Nonsurgical care is available within physician practices and also through Sutter outpatient rehabilitation centers located throughout the region.

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Shoulder Pain

Sutter orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert, Alan Hirahara, M.D. is featured on Sutter Health’s Lifestages television show about shoulder pain and how it’s actually quite common for women in particular to experience shoulder injuries. View the video.

Surgical shoulder repair using fibrin clots for faster healing and better outcomes
Sutter orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialists, Alan Hirahara, M.D., is interviewed by KFBK radio host Todd Petersen about his innovative approach for surgical shoulder repair using fibrin clots for faster healing and better outcomes. Listen to the radio show.