OPA ORTHO

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About Our Practice

Doctors Laura Matsen Ko and Kevin Ko are husband and wife orthopedic surgeons in Seattle Washington who are passionate about providing the best possible care for each individual patient.  Both have advanced fellowship training on the latest treatment options and surgical techniques.  This site is intended to share their knowledge and experience so that patients, families, and other healthcare providers can become more proactive about navigating their musculoskeletal care.

Patient Reviews

Recent Posts
  • 14 Jul
    2017

    Back to Basketball after Anterior Total Hip Replacement

    We had the pleasure of taking care of a man in his mid-50s who presented to us with debilitating pain in his left hip. He had undergone a prior...

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  • 28 Feb
    2017

    Preparing for Surgery

    Our goal is to provide the safest and most effective surgical care for our patients. While much of the outcome depends on our surgical team...

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  • 28 Feb
    2017

    Smoking Increases Surgical Risk

    A recent study performed and published by Dr. Matsen Ko and her colleagues in a leading orthopedic journal, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery...

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  • 13 Jul
    2016

    Happy Sailing after Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty for Arthritis

    We recently had the pleasure of seeing a patient back in the office 3 months after undergoing an anterior total hip arthroplasty for arthritis of the hip...

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  • 5 Jan
    2016

    Anterior Total Hip Replacement for AVN

    At times total hip replacements are not done for osteoarthritis. We had a young patient recently who had sustained a right pelvic fracture in a motor...

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