Klima, Matthew L., DO

Dr. Klima serves as the orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist for Sarasota Memorial’s Level II Trauma Center. In addition to his work with the hospital’s trauma team, he also works with orthopedic surgeons in the area and accepts patient referrals for complex orthopedic conditions and procedures.

He specializes in treating patients who have suffered traumatic orthopedic injuries, including:

• Fractures of the pelvis and acetabulum,long bones and ribs
• Peri-articular fractures, post traumatic limb salvage
• Non-union of fractures, malunion of fractures, deformity correction
• Soft tissue defects of the lower extremity
  and post-traumatic infections

Publications:

• Institutional Differences in Management of Compartment Syndrome at Academic and Community-based Trauma Centers: A Survey of Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Members
• Comparison of Early Fatigue Failure of the TFNa and Gamma 3 Cephalomedullary Nails in the United States from 2015-2019