Health Information Frederick A. Matsen III, MD - Orthopedics
Frederick A. Matsen III, MD - Orthopedics
Dr. Matsen is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the research
and treatment of shoulder and elbow problems. He is professor and chairman of
the University of Washington School of Medicine's Department of Orthopaedics
and adjunct professor in the Center of Bioengineering. He is also an affiliate
professor at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of
Alaska. Dr. Matsen is an attending orthopedic surgeon at the Children's
Orthopedic Hospital, Harborview Medical Center, and the University of
Washington Hospital, where he is chief of the Orthopaedic Service.
Dr. Matsen has served as the primary or co-principal investigator on
many orthopedic research projects and has written or coauthored dozens of
journal articles. He is coauthor of the book Practical Evaluation and Management of the Shoulder, published in 1994. Dr. Matsen
has served as the associate editor of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and is an editor of the Video Journal of Orthopaedics. He is a founding member and past president of the
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.
Board Certifications
American Board of Orthopaedic
Surgeons-1979
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
Rotator Cuff Disorders
Education
MD: Baylor University College of Medicine,
Houston, 1968
University of Washington, Center of
Bioengineering, Seattle:
Affiliate Professor, University of Alaska
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Anchorage, 1982
Hospital Affiliations
Attending orthopedic surgeon, Harborview
Medical Center, Seattle, 1975-present
Attending orthopedic surgeon,
University of Washington Hospital, Seattle, 1975-present
Chief,
Orthopaedic Service, University of Washington Hospital, Seattle,
1981-present
Professional Affiliations
Academic Orthopaedic
Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons
American Medical Association Orthopaedic Research
Society
American Orthopaedic Association
American
Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Association of Bone and Joint
Surgeons
European Microcirculation Society
Selected Publications
Mack LA, Matsen FA III (1995). Rotator cuff
(review). Clinics in Diagnostic Ultrasound, 30: 113-133.
Matsen FA III (1996). Early effectiveness of shoulder arthroplasty
for patients who have primary glenohumeral degenerative joint disease.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 78(2):
260-264.
Harryman DT II, Matsen FA III, Sidles JA (1997).
Arthroscopic management of refractory shoulder stiffness. Arthroscopy, 31(2): 133-147.
Matsen FA III, Smith
KL, DeBartolo SE, Von Oesen G (1997). A comparison of patients with late-stage
rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis of the shoulder using self-assessed
shoulder function and health status. Arthritis Care and Research, 10(2): 43-47.
Rockwood CA, Matsen FA III (1990). The Shoulder, vols. 1 and 2. Philadelphia: W.B.
Saunders.
Lippitt SB, Harryman DT, Matsen FA III (1993). A
practical tool for evaluating function: The simple shoulder test. In
The Shoulder: A Balance of Mobility and Stability.
Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Matsen FA
III, Lippitt SB, Sidles JA, Harryman DT (1994). Practical Evaluation and Management of the Shoulder. Philadelphia: W.B.
Saunders.
Rockwood CA, Matsen FA III (1998) The Shoulder, 2nd ed., vols. 1 and 2. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.
