Dr. Matthew Butler, MD

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“That’s how we all interact with our environment… something that people take for granted until it starts bothering them.”

Dr. Butler, who in his words takes care of people’s arms, mostly the elbow, wrist and hand, explained why tennis elbow is so common in middle age even among people who never play tennis, and how he adds a collagen patch for the stubborn cases. He described the elbow injuries now showing up in young pitchers who play one sport year round, and a newly FDA cleared thumb joint replacement for basal thumb arthritis, built like a dual mobility hip, as an alternative to removing the trapezium bone.

Background

• He is a board certified hand and upper extremity surgeon at HSS Florida, treating conditions of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.
• He graduated magna cum laude in biochemistry from the University of Notre Dame and earned his medical degree at the University of Florida, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society.
• He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Vanderbilt University and a fellowship in hand and microvascular surgery at the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center.
• Before returning to Florida, he spent more than a decade in practice at a large upper extremity center in the Midwest.
• He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery with a certificate of added qualification in hand surgery.

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Episode 16

The Elbow Fix 90% of People Never Need Surgery For

Dr. Matt Butler, MD

Hand and upper extremity surgeon Dr. Matt Butler of HSS on why most tennis elbow never needs an operation, the growth plate injuries showing up in young pitchers, and the thumb joint replacement he began offering this year after FDA clearance.

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