Thomas E. Knutson, Jr., DO

Specialties

OrthoVirginia Offices

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.

Thomas E. Knutson, Jr., DO

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for General Orthopedics, Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine, Trauma Care

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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

Video: A Patient’s Guide to Common Knee Injuries and Treatments

  • 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