We combine expert care, advanced research and coordinated treatment to help you move better and live without limits.
Medically reviewed by Lor Randall, M.D. on April 10, 2026.
Conditions that affect your muscles, bones or joints can sideline you from the activities you enjoy. At UC Davis Health, our goal is to restore function, reduce pain and help you return to the activities that matter most.
We provide comprehensive orthopaedic care for patients of all ages – from diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and prevention. Our teams coordinate with each other to focus on your condition, ensuring a seamless experience across every stage of treatment.
As a regional referral center for complex orthopaedic care, we serve patients across Northern California with advanced, team-based care.
Your care is organized around your specific condition to provide personalized treatment. Our orthopaedic surgeons, therapists, imaging specialists and care teams work together to provide seamless, patient-centered care from diagnosis through recovery.
We offer the full spectrum of orthopaedic care, from rehabilitation and nonsurgical therapies to complex procedures, including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery.
As an academic medical center, we integrate research, technology and clinical care. Patients benefit from access to advanced treatments, clinical trials and emerging surgical techniques.
As Sacramento's No. 1 hospital, you'll benefit from unique advantages in primary care and specialty care. This includes prevention, diagnosis and treatment options from experts in 150 specialties.
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Our Department of Orthopaedic Surgery provides subspecialty care across the full range of musculoskeletal conditions. This ensures that you receive individualized, highly specialized care.
Our Foot and Ankle Clinic focuses on diagnosing, treating and preventing disorders and injuries that affect your feet and ankles. Our surgeons are fellowship trained in both foot and ankle and sports medicine. They offer surgical and nonsurgical treatment options to help reduce pain and improve your range of motion.
Our hand, shoulder and elbow surgery team is the region’s largest and most experienced. With over 80 years of combined expertise, we provide the highest level of care for upper-extremity conditions and injuries.
Our Adult Joint Replacement for Hip and Knee Service focuses on treating injuries and conditions that affect your hips and knees. Our unique joint preservation program includes procedures aimed at preventing or delaying joint replacement. We also perform partial or total joint replacement (arthroplasty) when necessary.
Our team of sarcoma specialists offers testing, diagnosis and care for cancerous and noncancerous bone and soft tissue tumors. Our primary focus is on preventing limb loss in cases of malignant tumors.
Our Spine Center specialists use advanced technology and surgical techniques to perform innovative spinal procedures for adults and children. Our surgeons treat a variety of conditions including spinal trauma, scoliosis, tumors and infections.
Our pediatric orthopaedics team treats musculoskeletal conditions and injuries in children. In conjunction with Shriners Children’s Northern California, our team has earned national recognition for excellent pediatric care.
The UC Davis Sports Medicine Program offers complete care for athletes of all levels, from recreational to professional. Our goal is to help you regain your range of motion and activity level.
As a level 1 trauma center, we provide comprehensive care for complex injuries across Northern California and the surrounding region. This means we offer complete care for orthopaedic conditions and injuries, including prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. We also provide critical care services for people in Northern California, Eastern Nevada and Southern Oregon.
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cardiology, heart & vascular surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology & neurosurgery, and pulmonology & lung surgery.
U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in pediatric nephrology, orthopedics*, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)
Ranked Sacramento’s #1 hospital by U.S. News, and high-performing in aortic valve surgery, back surgery (spinal fusion), COPD, colon cancer surgery, diabetes, gynecological cancer surgery, heart arrhythmia, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, lung cancer surgery, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, prostate cancer surgery, stroke, TAVR, cancer, orthopedics, gastroenterology & GI surgery, and urology.
UC Davis Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition, the nation’s highest honor for nursing excellence.
One of ~59 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
For the 13th consecutive year, UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the educational arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.
We treat a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, from common joint disorders to complex and rare diseases.
Bone cancer tumors form when atypical cells grow out of control. Bone cancer can start in your bones or somewhere else in your body and spread to your bones.
A range of disorders cause pain and affect range of motion in your joints, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Metabolic bone diseases affect the health of your bones. They include a range of conditions, such as osteoporosis (low bone density) and Paget’s disease (excess bone formation).
Disorders that affect your spine include everything from injuries, infections and genetic conditions to herniated discs and other degenerative concerns.
Our specialists offer advanced treatments informed by the latest research and clinical expertise.
Hip and knee replacement treat painful, damaged hips and knees by replacing all or part of your joint with artificial parts. We also offer joint preservation procedures and perform surgeries to revise joints that have previously undergone surgery.
Minimally invasive surgery uses smaller incisions to treat a range of conditions with less pain and scarring and faster recovery. We are leaders in innovative procedures like needle arthroscopy, using a needle-sized camera and tools.
Our leading-edge robotic-assisted surgery for joints offers you the potential for faster recovery and improved longevity of implants.
We help improve your day-to-day function and reduce pain in your spine using decompression surgery, fusion surgery and motion-sparing surgery.
To see a UC Davis Health orthopaedic specialist, you’ll need to request a referral from your primary care provider.
We use nonsurgical options as the first line of treatment when appropriate for orthopaedic concerns. Nonsurgical treatments range from bracing/supports and physical therapy to medications and guided injections.
We have a collaborative team of orthopaedic specialists including orthopaedic surgeons, advanced practice providers, residents and researchers.
Orthopaedic specialists treat the bones, joints and muscles that support your body and help you move. We use the latest treatments to help you maintain a healthy, active lifestyle at every stage of life.