Thomas E. Knutson, Jr., DO

Dr. Thomas Knutson is an orthopedic surgeon. He enjoys taking care of patients with their injuries and getting them back on the road to recovery and helping them regain quality of life. His motivation for choosing orthopedic surgery came after experiencing his own sports injuries.

Education & Training

Doctor’s Hospital of Stark County, orthopedic residency, 2002
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997
Stetson University, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1990

Hospital & Team Affiliations

Centra Lynchburg General Hospital
Surgery Center of Lynchburg

Organizations & Awards

American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

Treatments

Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
ACL reconstruction surgery
Acromioplasty
Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
Arthritis (foot and ankle) surgeries
Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
Aspiration of the olecranon bursa
Biceps tenodesis
Bilateral knee replacement
Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
Broken collarbone surgery
Bursitis/impingement surgery
Carpal tunnel release
Cartilage injury treatments
Cheilectomy
Closed reduction (elbow)
Closed reduction (finger)
Closed reduction (shoulder)
Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
Core decompression
Diabetic foot issues
Digital mucous cyst excision
Fasciotomy
Fixation of pathologic fractures
Foot and ankle surgery
Foot pain treatments
Foot ulcers and lesions
Ganglion cyst surgery
Geriatric orthopedics – fragility fracture care
Hammertoe repairs
Hand fracture surgery
Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
Heel pain treatments
Hip injection
Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
Ingrown toenails
Knee ligament reconstruction
Labrum surgery
Lisfranc fracture/dislocation surgery
Little League elbow treatment
Little League shoulder treatment
Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
Lower extremity compartment pressure testing
Meniscal tear surgeries
Nerve decompression
Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
Non-operative arthritis (foot and ankle) treatment
Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
Non-operative bunion treatment
Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
Non-operative cervical spondylosis treatment
Non-operative claw and hammer toe treatments
Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
Non-operative elbow spur treatment
Non-operative finger fracture treatment
Non-operative finger sprain treatments
Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
Non-operative foot callus/corn treatment
Non-operative fracture of the talus treatment
Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
Non-operative hand fracture treatment
Non-operative herniated cervical disc treatment
Non-operative herniated lumbar disc treatment
Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
Non-operative labral tear treatment
Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
Non-operative Lisfranc fracture/dislocation treatment
Non-operative low back pain (lumbar) treatments
Non-operative mallet finger treatment
Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
Non-operative mensical tear treatment
Non-operative muscle strain treatment
Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
Non-operative posterior tibial tendonitis treatment
Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
Non-operative throwing injury treatment
Non-operative trigger finger
Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
Olceranon fracture surgery
Orthopedic trauma surgery
Osteoarthritis treatment
Osteochondritis fixation
Osteopathic manual manipulation
Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
Pelvic and acetabular fractures treatment
Periarticular fracture care
Periprosthetic fracture care
Plantar fasciitis
Posterior tibial tendonitis
Post-surgical problem fractures – nonunion and malunion treatments
R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
Revision knee surgery
Rotator cuff repair
Sacroiliac joint injection
Sciatica treatment
Shin splints treatment
Shoulder arthroscopy
Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
Shoulder instability surgery
Sprain and strain treatment
Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
Surgery for de Quervain’s syndrome
Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
Throwing injury surgeries
Total hip replacement
Total joint replacement
Total knee replacement
Trigger finger surgery
Wrist fracture surgery
Wrist tendonitis surgery

Doctor’s Hospital of Stark County, orthopedic residency, 2002
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997
Stetson University, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1990

Centra Lynchburg General Hospital
Surgery Center of Lynchburg

American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

Achilles tendon rupture and tendonitis surgeries
ACL reconstruction surgery
Acromioplasty
Ankle sprain and fracture surgeries
Arthritis (foot and ankle) surgeries
Arthroscopic knee reconstruction
Arthroscopic meniscectomy and meniscal repair
Aspiration of the olecranon bursa
Biceps tenodesis
Bilateral knee replacement
Bony stress reactions/stress fractures surgery
Broken collarbone surgery
Bursitis/impingement surgery
Carpal tunnel release
Cartilage injury treatments
Cheilectomy
Closed reduction (elbow)
Closed reduction (finger)
Closed reduction (shoulder)
Closed reduction (sternoclavicula joint)
Core decompression
Diabetic foot issues
Digital mucous cyst excision
Fasciotomy
Fixation of pathologic fractures
Foot and ankle surgery
Foot pain treatments
Foot ulcers and lesions
Ganglion cyst surgery
Geriatric orthopedics – fragility fracture care
Hammertoe repairs
Hand fracture surgery
Hand, wrist and elbow trauma
Heel pain treatments
Hip injection
Impingement – rotator cuff tendonitis
Ingrown toenails
Knee ligament reconstruction
Labrum surgery
Lisfranc fracture/dislocation surgery
Little League elbow treatment
Little League shoulder treatment
Loose bodies/spurs surgery (knee)
Lower extremity compartment pressure testing
Meniscal tear surgeries
Nerve decompression
Non-operative anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury treatment
Non-operative arthritis (foot and ankle) treatment
Non-operative Bankart lesion treatment
Non-operative biceps tendon rupture treatment
Non-operative bony stress reactions/stress fractures treatment
Non-operative broken collar bone treatment
Non-operative bunion treatment
Non-operative bursitis/impingement treatment
Non-operative carpal tunnel treatment
Non-operative cervical spondylosis treatment
Non-operative claw and hammer toe treatments
Non-operative cubital tunnel syndrome treatment
Non-operative elbow bursitis treatment
Non-operative elbow spur treatment
Non-operative finger fracture treatment
Non-operative finger sprain treatments
Non-operative foot and ankle treatments
Non-operative foot callus/corn treatment
Non-operative fracture of the talus treatment
Non-operative ganglion cyst treatment
Non-operative golfer’s elbow treatment
Non-operative hand and wrist arthritis treatments
Non-operative hand fracture treatment
Non-operative herniated cervical disc treatment
Non-operative herniated lumbar disc treatment
Non-operative hip loose bodies treatment
Non-operative knee arthritis treatment
Non-operative labral tear treatment
Non-operative lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury treatment
Non-operative Lisfranc fracture/dislocation treatment
Non-operative low back pain (lumbar) treatments
Non-operative mallet finger treatment
Non-operative medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury treatment
Non-operative mensical tear treatment
Non-operative muscle strain treatment
Non-operative olceranon fracture treatment
Non-operative patellar tendonitis treatment
Non-operative posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury treatment
Non-operative posterior tibial tendonitis treatment
Non-operative radial head fracture treatment
Non-operative rotator cuff tear treatment
Non-operative runner’s knee (chondromalacia patella) treatment
Non-operative shoulder arthritis treatment
Non-operative shoulder instability treatment
Non-operative shoulder separation treatment
Non-operative superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear treatment
Non-operative tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis treatment
Non-operative throwing injury treatment
Non-operative trigger finger
Non-operative wrist fracture treatment
Non-operative wrist tendonitis treatment
Olceranon fracture surgery
Orthopedic trauma surgery
Osteoarthritis treatment
Osteochondritis fixation
Osteopathic manual manipulation
Partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty)
Pelvic and acetabular fractures treatment
Periarticular fracture care
Periprosthetic fracture care
Plantar fasciitis
Posterior tibial tendonitis
Post-surgical problem fractures – nonunion and malunion treatments
R.I.C.E. – Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
Revision knee surgery
Rotator cuff repair
Sacroiliac joint injection
Sciatica treatment
Shin splints treatment
Shoulder arthroscopy
Shoulder impingement syndrome treatment
Shoulder instability surgery
Sprain and strain treatment
Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesion tear surgery
Surgery for de Quervain’s syndrome
Tennis elbow – lateral epicondylitis surgery
Throwing injury surgeries
Total hip replacement
Total joint replacement
Total knee replacement
Trigger finger surgery
Wrist fracture surgery
Wrist tendonitis surgery

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