Sutter Orthopedic Services
Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region
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.
In The News
Ultrasound therapy boosts healing of fractures
The Sacramento Bee featured Soheil Payvandi, M.D. and three of his patients, including WEC Urijah Faber, in a story about bone fractures and the use of bone stimulators to promote faster healing.
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Joint Replacement Surgery
Find out what causes joint pain and if joint replacement surgery is right for you, featuring Steven Schule, M.D.
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![]() Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento is once again the proud recipient of the HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ (2005-2010). HealthGrades 2010 rankings also places Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento among the top 5% in the nation for joint replacement. |
Visit our Video & Audio Library to learn about treatment for conditions of the hips, knees and shoulders.

For years, Darlene suffered with knee pain. She talked to her doctor and frends about knee-replacement surgery. Read more ...





