Dr. David Sauder MD, FRCSC

Division of Orthopedic Surgery

Associate Professor

University of Saskatchewan

Dr. David Sauder grew up in Saskatoon and is privileged to continue to live here and serve the population of Saskatchewan.  He achieved the rank of MD in 2000 from the University of Saskatchewan.  He completed a year of Family Medicine training in Regina.  He then was trained in Orthopedic Surgery in Saskatoon and finished in 2006.  He completed his national exams and is a fellow in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.  He then spent a fellowship year of training at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre in London, Ontario.  

Upon return to Saskatoon, he started a busy upper limb and trauma clinical practice.  From 2016 to 2023, he led the orthopedic training program and won a program director of the year award in 2022.  He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2021.   His main research efforts are in the area of upper limb surgical outcomes.  He is fortunate to have Dr. Laura Sims and Dr. Kristi Billard join him in the Prairie Upper Limb Specialists Group.

His recreational interests include cross country skiing, downhill skiing, and mountain biking.

Conditions commonly treated by Dr. Sauder

Shoulder fractures

Shoulder conditions

Elbow arthritis

Elbow tendon and ligament injury

Elbow fractures

Wrist arthritis 

Wrist fractures

Scaphoid fractures

Thumb arthritis

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Trigger finger

Trauma - Bone & Joint

  • 2006-07 Clinical Fellow, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, University of Western Ontario, London,ON

  • 2001-06  Orthopedic Surgery Resident, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

  • 2000-01  Family Medicine Resident, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

  • 1996-2000  Doctor of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

education

  • Program Director of the Year Award. Postgraduate Medical Education Awards Night (2022), University of Saskatchewan

  • U of S Department of Surgery Faculty Research Day; Podium Presentation Award 2nd Place (2022)

  • Samuel Clemen Prize in Orthopedics for Outstanding Clinical Service running the new coordinated trauma service (2006), University of Saskatchewan.

  • Best Basic Science Paper, Canadian Orthopedic Residents Association Meeting, (2005)

awards

Does Addition of a Longer Acting Local Anesthetic Improve Postoperative Pain After Carpal Tunnel Release? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Emily Chan MD, Kristi Billard MD, Laura Sims MD, Churao Yang MD, David Sauder MD

The Journal of Hand Surgery

Volume 49, Issue 10, October 2024, Pages 1000-1006

The effect of patient resilience and pain Catastrophizing on carpal tunnel surgical outcomes

S McLaren, D Sauder, L Sims, R Khan, Y Cheng

Orthopaedic Proceedings 103 (SUPP_3), 20-2

Trapeziectomy with and without ligament reconstruction for the treatment of thumb carpometacarpal arthritis

M Thatcher, Z Oleynik, L Sims, D Sauder

Orthopaedic Proceedings 104 (SUPP_13), 4-4

2022

Does intraoperative range of motion at the time of scaphoidectomy and four-corner fusion predict postoperative range of motion?

M Getzlaf, L Sims, D Sauder

Orthopaedic Proceedings 104 (SUPP_13), 3-3

2022

The effect of Personalized patient videos on patient satisfaction after arthroscopic shoulder surgery

LA Sims, R Khan, DJ Sauder

Orthopedics 44 (3), e331-e336

2 2021

The effects of patient resilience and catastrophizing on carpal tunnel surgical outcomes

S McLaren, L Sims, Y Cheng, R Khan, D Sauder

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online 3 (6), 322-328

3 2021

Recovery of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (BORSP) from bone and soft tissue of a rheumatoid arthritis patient with severe …

LD Blondeau, S Sanche, DJ Sauder, H Deneer, R Kanthan, JE Rubin, ...

Journal of Chemotherapy 33 (5), 348-353

7 2021

Four-corner arthrodesis with differing methods of osteosynthesis: a systematic review

E Hayes, Y Cheng, D Sauder, L Sims

The Journal of Hand Surgery 47 (5), 477. e1-477. e9

10 2022

Hemiarthroplasty of the distal ulna with an eccentric prosthesis

DJ Sauder, GJ King

Techniques in Hand & Upper Extremity Surgery 11 (1), 115-120

14 2007

A comparison of two headless compression screws for operative treatment of scaphoid fractures

R Grewal, J Assini, D Sauder, L Ferreira, J Johnson, K Faber

Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 6, 1-6

33 2011

Management of isolated ulnar shaft fractures

DJ Sauder, GS Athwal

Hand clinics 23 (2), 179-184

56 2007


Perilunate injuries

DJ Sauder, GS Athwal, KJ Faber, JH Roth

Orthopedic Clinics of North America 38 (2), 279-288

58 2007

research publications

Journal of Hand Surgery Monthly Podcast - Episode 74 (https://www.jhandsurg.org/audio-do/jhs-podcast-episode-74)
Sims L, Shin JJ, Athwal G, Sauder D. Transscaphoid Perilunate Fracture Dislocations: A Surgical Technique. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Annual Meeting 2016 OVT

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