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Sterling Mutz, MD

Accepting New Patients
1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 410
Orange, CA 92868
2257.5 miles away
Speaks: English
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The Hand Care Center

1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 410, Orange, CA 92868

About Sterling Mutz

Dr. Mutz completed his adult orthopaedic training at Letterman Army Medical Center at the Presidio of San Francisco, his pediatric orthopaedic training at the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children in San Francisco and served a Hand Surgery Fellowship at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C.

In practice in Orange County, California, since 1975, Dr. Mutz is a retired United States Army Colonel with special expertise in severe trauma and occupational injuries. He was Chief of the Orthopaedic Surgery Service at the 97th Army General Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, and served as European Orthopaedic Consultant. Following service as Commander of a field hospital in Viet Nam, the United States Army awarded Colonel Mutz the prestigious Legion of Merit. Dr. Mutz was also Chief of the Orthopaedic Surgery Service, Lettermen Army Medical Center at the Presidio in San Francisco.

He holds an appointment to the State of California as a Qualified Medical Examiner in Orthopaedic Surgery, including the hand and the back and is a former Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Mutz holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is Past President of the Orange County Chapter of the Western Orthopaedic Association.

Amongst Dr. Mutz’s professional affiliations are the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orange County Medical Society, Western Orthopaedic Associations, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Royal Society of Medicine.

He has numerous publications on wrist and hand disorders and trauma to his credit. In addition, he has developed, co-authored and presented a number of exhibits and a film for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Residency

Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children
1962

Medical School

University of Nebraska
1959

Internship

Tripler Army Medical Center

Residency

Madigan Army Medical Center
1959

Residency

Letterman Army Medical Center
1961

Fellowship

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
1965

The Hand Care Center
1310 West Stewart Drive, Suite 410
Orange, CA 92868

Affiliated Locations
Providence St. Joseph Hospital - Orange

Clinical Interests

  • Abnormalities Of The Tarsal Bones
  • Accessory Navicular
  • Achilles Tendon Injury
  • Achilles Tendonosis
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Separation
  • Ankle Dislocation
  • Ankle Fracture
  • Ankle Injury
  • Ankle Tendon Tear
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Injury
  • Arm Fracture
  • Arm Injury
  • Arthritis
  • Arthritis Of Knee
  • Bursitis
  • Bursitis Of The Elbow
  • Cartilage Injury
  • Chronic Muscle Injury
  • Chronic Tendon Injury
  • Clavicle Fracture
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Compound Fracture
  • Dislocated Patella
  • Distal Radial Fracture
  • Elbow Bone Spur
  • Elbow Dislocation
  • Elbow Fracture
  • Elbow Injury
  • Elbow Sprain
  • Epicondylitis
  • Femur Fracture
  • Fibula Fracture
  • Foot Tendon Tear
  • Forearm Fracture
  • Frozen Joint
  • Fundoplication
  • Gluteal Injury
  • Hamstring Injury
  • Heterotopic Ossification
  • Hip Abductor Tear
  • Hip Arthritis
  • Hip Dislocation
  • Hip Fracture
  • Hip Impingement
  • Hip Injury
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Humerus Fracture
  • Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
  • Joint Dislocation
  • Joint Infection
  • Joint Sprain
  • Knee Dislocation
  • Knee Fracture
  • Knee Injury
  • Knee Instability
  • Lateral Epicondylitis
  • Leg Fracture
  • Leg Injury
  • Leg Mass
  • Ligament Injury
  • Ligament Tear
  • Medial Collateral Ligament Injury Of The Knee
  • Medial Epicondylitis
  • Meniscus Injury
  • Meniscus Tear
  • Monteggia Fracture
  • Muscle Injury
  • Muscle Strain
  • Muscle Tears
  • Non Displaced Fracture
  • Non-Displaced Fracture Of Radius
  • Nonunion Fracture
  • Olecranon Bursitis
  • Orthopedic Infections
  • Osteochondral Lesions
  • Osteochondral Lesions Of The Hand And Wrist
  • Osteochondroma
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Osteonecrosis Of The Hip
  • Overuse Injury
  • Paratenonitis
  • Patellofemoral Syndrome
  • Pectoralis Major Tendon Injury
  • Pelvic Fracture
  • Prosthetic Joint Infection
  • Proximal Ulnar Fracture
  • Quadrangular Space Syndrome
  • Quadriceps Injury
  • Radial Fracture
  • Radial Head Fracture
  • Radial Pseudarthrosis
  • Repetitive Stress Injury
  • Rotator Cuff Disorders
  • Rotator Cuff Injury
  • Separated Shoulder
  • Shoulder Dislocation
  • Shoulder Injury
  • Shoulder Instability
  • Shoulder Strain
  • Snapping Hip Syndrome
  • Sports Related Injury
  • Stress Fracture Of The Radius
  • Stress Fractures
  • Synovitis
  • Tendinosis
  • Tendon Injury
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Tibia Fracture
  • Tibial Spine Fracture
  • Tibial Tendonitis
  • Ulnar Fracture
  • Ulnar Nerve Compression
  • Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Wrist Dislocation