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Linnea Welton, M.D. Dual Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic SurgeonHip Preservation | Sports Medicine

Linnea Welton, M.D.

Dr. Linnea Welton is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon with dual fellowship training in the fields of hip preservation and sports medicine surgery. She is one of few surgeons who has specialized training in complex hip, knee, and shoulder arthroscopy procedures. She is one of even fewer surgeons with technical expertise in complex bony realignment procedures of the pelvis, femur and tibia.

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    As a former college athlete and very active runner/climber, I am so beyond grateful for the two surgeries I received from Dr. Welton (core decompression of the hip, ACL repair). She performed a minimally invasive hip procedure to preserve my joint and allow me to continue doing what I love. When I t...

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    Dr. Welton - It's been one year since you performed surgery on the labral tear on my hip. I have 99% function and everything keeps improving. I went from daily pain and really limited activities, to being able to do everything (and more than before, in fact)! I can keep up with my almost 2 year old,...

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    Dr. Welton,
    This long overdue letter is to thank you for truly changing my life...
    After the surgery, I started pushing myself to use both hips regularly through mountain biking and swimming. I began to get real strength and mobility back and the pain went away. Since then, I have clim...

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    Without Dr. Welton and her team, my dream of continuing my college baseball career would’ve been cut short. As a recipient of bilateral hip surgery, the last two years have been nothing short of challenging. But because of the work of Dr. Welton and her team, I was given the resources and guidance...

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    Dr. Welton has been phenomenal since day one. She’s understanding + has great bedside manor - and so does her awesome staff. From the awesome X-Ray tech that makes you forget how horrible your pain is to office staff that is kind and helpful always!

    Dr. Welton and Krista her PA hav...

Areas of Innovation

Dr. Welton is dual fellowship-trained in sports medicine and hip preservation surgery. She is one of the very few surgeons with specialty training in hip arthroscopy and the evaluation, work-up, and both surgical and non-surgical management of hip-related injuries. She is the first surgeon to bring post-less hip arthroscopy to Washington State and has published and presented internationally on the utilities of this method of hip arthroscopy.

Research & Publications
9 September 2019

Longitudinal versus transverse hip arthroscopy portal cosmesis: a case-control trial of simultaneous bilateral cases...

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