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Dr. Keith Nelson, MD

Board-Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Specialties

Commonly Performed Surgery and Expertise

Knee Pain

Don’t let knee pain slow you down. Dr. Nelson can diagnose and treat your knee pain so you can get back up to speed, and back to doing what you love.

Shoulder Pain

Your shoulder joints should have a wide and versatile range of motion. When you’re experiencing shoulder pain, you lose this. Let Dr. Nelson bring pain-free movement back into your life.

Hip Pain

Hip pain may be an indicator of numerous different issues. Dr. Nelson can narrow down the issue that’s causing you pain and get you back on track to recovery.

Sports Med.

Are you suffering from a sports related injury? Dr. Nelson is experienced in these types of injuries and has a passion for seeing patients recover and getting athletes back in the game.

About

Dr. Nelson is a Cache Valley native who has always been involved with sports. His love for sports is what inspired his practice and specialty in sports medicine. He takes great pride in surgically repairing injured athletes and assisting them with getting back to competition. He followed his graduation from the University of Utah Medical School with orthopaedic training at the University of Southern California. Dr. Nelson then completed his fellowship training under E. Marlowe Goble, M.D. in sports medicine and knee disorders. Dr Nelson is an innovator who works as a consultant developing new arthroscopic tools to aid in surgery. He is one of the first surgeons in Utah to perform arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. AOS gives Dr. Nelson the perfect venue to perform his innovative treatments.

Professional Facts

Successful Surgeries

Years Of Experience

Personal Patents

Medical Missions

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Philanthropy

Dr. Nelson has a strong desire to promote the welfare of others with his time and expertise. he is frequently taking time for medical missions and serves as the Director of Surgery with the Charity Anywhere Foundation. See a list below of Dr. Nelson’s previous and planned service endeavors.

Testimonials

“I was diagnosed in February 2015 torn rotator cuff, labral tear, etc. Dr. Nelson was able to reconstruct my entire left shoulder. He successfully removed the metal plate and 10 screws in my clavicle from the accident from 3 years ago and completely repaired my rotator cuff injury as well as my labrum tear that was also a result of the accident. I can’t say enough about Dr. Nelson and his staff. They are very professional and care a lot about their patients and what’s more he is up-to-date on all the latest procedures. My recovery was very expedient because his surgery was beyond excellent. My shoulder is not like it was 20 years ago but for a 41-year-old man that works hard for a living it works great. Nelson will be my go to for any orthopedic needs.”
— Trent R.

“We both had both our knees replaced by Dr. Nelson and his great medical team. In preparing us for the surgeries, Dr. Nelson was VERY thorough in his explanations regarding the surgeries and the physical therapy following the operations. He was extremely kind, knowledgeable and honest about every aspect of the procedures. We obviously have complete faith and trust in his skills or we would not have returned to have him repeat the process. He is a great doctor and a great person.

We’re back playing racquetball, hiking, swimming and other very physical activities that have been painful or impossible for 30 years. The surgeries have been life changing in the best ways possible.

We give Dr. Keith Nelson our highest and most enthusiastic recommendation. ”
— Lyn and Mike

“Playing in over 35 major college football games takes its toll on a body. From shoulder surgery, to ligament sprains, to tendinitis, to a lower back injury, Dr. Nelson was able to provide the plan and care necessary to get me back on the field as quickly as possible. I have been to multiple specialists in big cities, but the care I received from Dr. Nelson and his staff was on par or better than any of those. Dr. Nelson’s background in athletics allows him to understand the mentality of an athlete and the desire to get back on the field safely, but quickly . For any sports injury, whether requiring surgery or non-operative treatment, I would recommend Dr. Nelson to anyone looking to get back, stay back, and be at their best.”
— Riley

“Dr. Nelson performed surgery on my left shoulder after two previous attempts from other surgeons to fix my problem. Dr. Nelson was able to correct the issue. The pain was very minimal after surgery as well. When previous surgeries were performed the pain was excruciating. My recovery time was minimal, physical therapy was great and my shoulder is 90% better than it was before. Thank you Dr. Nelson and your staff for being so professional and taking care of my needs.”
— Kim

“Dr. Nelson’s personal approach in repairing my ACL made surgery an easy experience. I’m back to doing all the things I love doing outdoors and my knee feels stronger than ever.”
— Tracy

Blog Posts

Shoulder Injuries & Symptoms

Sep 18, 2019

The majority of shoulder pain issues stem from the shoulder’s many ligaments, cartilage, tendons, and muscles surrounding the joint. Shoulder injuries can happen to anyone, but they’re most commonly seen in athletes and manual workers because of the repetitive motions...

8 Ways to Keep Your Joints Healthy

Sep 3, 2019

As you age, it’s common to experience some joint pain. However, when joint pain moves from mild to debilitating, your daily life is negatively impacted. We’re sharing some tips on how to promote healthy joints as you age so that joint pain doesn’t affect your everyday...

Summer Safety Checklist

Jul 22, 2019

With summer comes the opportunity to participate in more outdoor activities and an increased amount of travel. With all of the summer fun, it’s important to keep some safety tips in mind so you can continue to enjoy your summer with your friends and family. Follow...

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Office Information

North Logan Clinic
2310 North 400 East, North Logan, UT 84341

Brigham City Clinic
1030 S. Medical Dr, Brigham City, UT 84302

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital
196 S. 5th, Montpelier, ID 83254

PHONE (435) 774-8511 | FAX (435) 787-1913
HOURS Monday-Friday: 9am – 5pm

Insurance

Dr. Nelson accepts all major insurance providers and workers compensation cases.

Schedule Appointment

North Logan Clinic

2310 North 400 East
North Logan, UT 84341

Brigham Office

1030 S. Medical Dr.
Brigham City, UT 84302

Bear Lake Memorial Hospital

196 S. 5th
Montpelier, ID 83254

Dr. Brad Larson, MD

Education

Orthopaedic Residency
- Loyola University Medical Center and affiliated hospitals Maywood, IL, 1982 through 1987
Doctor of Medicine
- University of Utah College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 1978 through 1982; Graduated in Honors Medicine
Postgraduate studies in health
- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1976 through 1978
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1976 Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Training

Stryker Navigation Learning Lab - 2006
Mini-Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty Training, Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Joseph Wentz - 2002
Unicompartmental and Patellar - Femoral Joint Arthroplasty Training, Scripps Orthopaedic Institute, San Diego, CA - 2002
Surgical Skills Training Center, Scottsdale, AZ - Advanced surgical treatments of shoulder instability and rotator cuff tears - 2002
Cryolife Meniscus Reconstruction Training Program - Comprehensive training in allograft meniscal transplantation - 1988
Carticel Service Certification - Comprehensive training in autologous chondrocyte transplantation - 1997

Professional Societies

Recertification requirements completed of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery through December 31, 2009
Diplomat - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1989
Member - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member - Arthroscopy Association of North America since 1991
Member - Utah Orthopaedic Society
Member - Western Orthopaedic Association
Member - International Cartilage Repair Society
Member - American College of Sports Medicine

Experience

Managing Partner
- 2006-2007
Partner
- Alpine Orthopaedic Specialists
Orthopaedic Surgery
- 2310 North 400 East No. Logan, UT January 1998 - Present
Private Practice
- 850 East 1200 North - Logan, UT
Orthopaedic Surgery
- December 1989 - December 1997
Private Practice
- Budge Clinic
Orthopaedic Surgery
- 225 East 400 North - Logan, UT July 1987 - December 1989
Team Physician
- Utah State University Athletic Department - Logan, UT December 1989 - 2003
Team Physician
- Utah State University Hockey Team December 2003 - present
Orthopaedic Consultant
- Utah Department of Health & Family Services Handicapped Children’s Service Division 1987 - Present
Medical Staff Physician
- World Procedure Ski Tour 1994 – 1999
Emergency Room Physician
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village, IL 1984 - 1987
House Physician
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL 1983 - 1987
Team Physician
- Westmont Sentinels, Westmont High School Westmont, IL 1983 - 1984
Orthopaedic Consultant (Disability Assessment)
- Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Hines, IL 1985 - 1987

Affiliations

HOSPITALS
- Cache Valley Specialty Hospital - North Logan, UT
- Logan Regional Hospital - Logan, UT
- Bear River Valley Hospital - Tremonton, UT
- McKay Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
- Brigham City Hospital - Brigham City, UT
PROFESSIONAL
- Orthopaedic Consultant for Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, Inc.
- Orthopaedic Consultant for Regeneration Technologies, Inc.
- Orthopaedic Consultant for Medicine Lodge, Inc.
- Medical Consultant for RDH Enterprises, LLC
- Partner of Millennial Medical Equipment, LLC
- Managing Partner of Autologous Investment and Research, LLC

Research

Development, design and testing of new allograft ACL ligament options; Regeneration Technologies, Inc. 2004 - Present Design and medical analysis of the new “Millennial Crutch.” Work in progress with Millennial Medical Devices, LLC. Patent issued. 2002 - Present OXY-MD-14 – A double-blind, single-dose, placebo-controlled, parallel study of the analgesic efficacy and safety of Oxycodone HCL 5 mg/ibuprofen 400 mg compared to Oxycodone HCL 5 mg/acetaminophen 325 mg and Hydrocodone Bitartrate 7.5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg in patients with moderate to severe pain following arthroscopic knee surgery. 2004 - 2005 Radiation exposure during fluoroarthroscopically-assisted hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. January 2002 - March 2003 The Computerized Back Therapist – Evaluation, development, design and marketing of a new, patented machine to treat low back pain conditions. Work performed for RDH Enterprises, LLC. 1999 - 2003 Bicycle seat designs and their effect on pelvic angle, trunk angle and perineal comfort in females during cycling. Work performed with Eadric Bressel, EdD at the Biomechanics Laboratory, HPER Dept, Utah State University. 2002 Multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study of the analgesic efficacy, safety and tolerability of Valdecoxib 40 mg QD over 7 days in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. September 2002 Development and analysis of the duracongruent polyethylene tibial insert for total knee arthroplasty. Work completed and FDA approval pending. Developed in conjunction with Stryker Howmedica Osteonics, INC. 2001 - 2002 Ergonomic evaluation of kayak paddle design. Investigation into the biomechanical analysis of kayak paddle shaft, grip and blade design. Work in progress. 2000 - 2002 Balloon Carpal Tunnelplasty – A prospective, randomized multicenter FDA-sanctioned investigation of the safety and efficacy of a balloon carpal tunnelplasty system. 2000 A double-blind comparison of the efficacy and safety extended outpatient treatment with subcutaneous Normiflo versus Placebo for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients after hip or knee replacement surgery. September 1993 A double-blind dose-ranging comparison of the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous Normiflo versus Placebo for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery. August 1992 Comparison of the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous RD Heparin versus Oral Warfarin for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing unilateral elective knee or hip replacement surgery. April 1990 The role of Gore-Tex expanded PTFE prosthetic suture in knee ligament repair. Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Maywood, IL. 1984 Dapsone induced hemolytic anemia in the management of dermatitis herpetiformis. University of Utah, College of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT. 1981 The results of high risk indexing in an M&I project. State of Utah, Department of Health, Division of Family & Health Services, Salt Lake City, UT. 1976 Imagery in the Associative Learning of schizophrenics. University of Utah, Department of Psychology, Salt Lake City, UT. 1976

Publications

Larson, B.J., DeLange, L.C: “Fluoroscopically Assisted Hamstring ACL Reconstruction.” Orthopaedics. Volume 31 #7 Orthopaedics Journal, July 2008.

Larson, B.J., DeLange, L.C.: “Traumatic Volar Dislocation of the Trapezoid with Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.” Orthopaedics, Vol. 28, No. 2, February 2005: pp. 165- 167.

Bressel, E., Larson, B.J.: “Bicycle Seat Designs and Their Effect on Pelvic Angle, Trunk Angle and Comfort.” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp 1 – 6, 2003.

Larson, B.J., Bressel, E.: “Radiographic Analysis of the Wrist While Gripping a Kayak Paddle.” Abstract - IV World of Congress of Biomechanics: Calgary, Alberta. August 2002.

Clark, R., Olsen, R.E., Larson, B.J., Goble, E.M., and Farrer, R.P.: “Cross Pin Femoral Fixation: A New Technique for Hamstring ACL Reconstruction of the knee,” The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, Vol. 14, No. 3, April 1998: pp. 258 -267.

Larson, B.J., Davis, J.: “Trampoline Related Injuries,” The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 77-A, No. 8, August 1995.

Larson B.J., Egbert, J., and Goble, E.M.: “Radiation Exposure During Fluoroarthroscopically Assisted Anterior Cruciate Reconstruction,” The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 23, No. 4, July 1995.

Larson, B.J., Pinzur, M.S., Knight, G., and Patwardhan, A.: “Quantitative Analysis of Suture Selection in Ligamentous Repair: A Preliminary Report in a Canine Model,” Loyola University, Chicago. Orthopaedic Journal, Vol. 1, 1992.

Larson, B.J., Kuo, K., and Miller, E.A.: “Management of Rigid Talipes Equinovarus in Arthrogryposis,” Orthopaedic Transactions, Vol. No. 1987.

Norbeck D., Larson, B.J., Blair, S., and Demos, T.: “Traumatic Longitudinal Disruption of the Carpus.” Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 12 A, No. 4, July 1987

Larson, B.J., Pinzur, M.S., and Knight, G.: Quantitative Analysis of Suture Selection in Ligamentous Repair. A Canine Model,” Orthopaedic Transactions, Vol. 110, No. 4, July 1987.

Larson, B.J., Light, T.R., and Ogden, J.A.: “Nonunion and Ischemic Necrosis of the Ossifying Scaphoid,” Journal of Hand Surgery, Vol. 12, January 1987.

Larson, B.J., Zindrick, M., Schwartz, C., and Demos, T.C.: “Postoperative Dislocation of a Total Hip Prosthesis Due to a Surgical Drain,” American Journal of Radiology, No. 149, November 1987.

Dobozi, W.R., Larson, B.J., Zindrick, M., Davenport, K., Hall, R.F., Whitelaw, G., Hadley, N., and Segal, D.: “Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur: A Multicenter Analysis,” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, No. 212, November 1986.

Larson, B.J., Zindrick, M., and Dobozi, W.R.: “Flexible Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur,” Orthopaedic Transactions, Vol. 8, No. 3, December 1984.

Kalimuthu, R., Larson, B.J., and Lewis, N.: “Ear Lobe Repair: A New Technique,” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 74, No. 2, August 1984.

Presentations

“The Female Knee and Other Advances in Total Knee Joint Replacement.” Cache Valley Specialty Hospital seminar. 2006

“Cementless Total Knee Arthroplasty With Peri-apatite Coating. History and Clinical Results to Date.” Stryker National Sales meeting, Scottsdale, AZ. 2006.

“Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.” Cache Valley Specialty Hospital, Winter Retreat. February 2003.

“Medical Management of Arthritis in Lower Extremities.” Joint Replacement and Arthritis seminar. June 2002.

“Evaluation and Treatment of Knee Injuries: The Road for Returning to Play.” Cache Valley Sports Education, Spring Seminar. August 5, 2000.

“Carpal Tunnel Balloonplasty.” Aired on NBC National Television, June 22, 2000. Reported by Lucky Severnson.

“A Proven Drug-Free Option to Osteoarthritis Pain Relief: Synvisc (Hylan G-F 20).” Guest speaker at Wyeth-Ayerst Labs Meeting. June 1999.

“Total Hip and Knee Replacement.” Health Aspects of Aging seminar. June 1999.

“Overview of Sports Related Injuries.” Mountain West, Winter Retreat. 1997.

“Surgical Approaches and Techniques of the Shoulder Joint.” Mountain West, Winter Retreat. 1996

“Common Orthopaedic Sports Injuries in the Pediatric Patient.” The Pediatric Orthopaedic Workshop, Primary Childrens Medical Center. July 1995.

“Upper Extremity Injuries in Seniors.” Health Maintenance and Fracture Prevention in the Senior Citizen. July 1995.

“Trampoline Related Injuries.” Mountain West, Winter Retreat. February 1995.

“Trampoline Related Injuries.” Western Orthopaedic Association, 58th Annual Meeting. August 1994.

“Rationale Underlying Flexor Tendon Rehab.” Mountain West, Winter Retreat. March 1991.

“Sport Related Injuries.” Northern Utah Emergency Medical Technicians Conference. 1991.

“Management of Rigid Talipes Equinovaurus in Arthrogryposis.” 20th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Resident’s Conference. March 1987.

“Quantitative Analysis of Suture Selection in Ligamentous Repair: A Canine Model.” 1996 Annual Meeting of the Illinois Orthopaedic Society. September 1986.

“Quantitative Analysis of Suture Selection in Ligamentous Repair: A Canine Model.” 19th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Resident’s Conference. May 1986.

“Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur: A Multicenter Analysis.” Poster exhibit and presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. February 1986.

“The Role of Gore-Tex Expanded PTFE Prosthetic Suture in Knee Ligament Repair.” Poster exhibit at the Orthopaedic Research Society, 32nd Annual Meeting. February 1986.

“Flexible Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Subtrochanteric Fractures of the Femur.” 17th Annual American Orthopaedic Association Resident’s Conference. May 1984.

Numerous other community lectures covering a variety of medical topics.

Patents

Ergonomic Paddle Grip – Patent No. UW 6,537,117 BI
Ergonomic Collapsible Crutch – Recently Issued.

Other

Managing Partner – Alpine Orthopaedic Specialists 2002 - 2003
Regional Fund Raising Chairman – Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (Member of the Order of the Merit) 1993 - 1995
Chairman, Department of Surgery – Logan Regional Hospital, Logan, UT January 1995 - December 1996
Medical Instructor, Beaver Mountain Ski Patrol - Beaver Mountain, UT
Board Member, Western Medical, Inc. 1997 - 2004.

Dr. Keith Nelson, MD

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