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Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones

Surgery - Hand Surgery
San Antonio, TX
36 years experience female

Locations

Karen Johnston Jones MD

San Antonio, TX

Address

215 Parklane Drive, San Antonio, TX
Directions

Fax

(210) 828-0241

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX

About

Bio

Board Certified In Orthopaedic Surgery, Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery, Fellowhip Training in Upper Extremity & Microsurgery, Total Joint Arthroplasty and Shoulder Surgery. Specialty training/practice experience in treatment of Complex Disorders of the Elbow including primary and revision Total Joint Arthroplasty.

Specialties
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Surgery - Hand Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Languages spoken

English

Doctor Q&A

135 Answers
20 Agrees
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Not straightforward : I'm an orthopaedist. Not sure I am familiar with acquired hyper mobile joints. In any regard, joint laxity is generally due to the quality of the co... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Maybe.: Usually tendinitis in this area is self limited, but u need to stop doing any activity/exercise that aggravates the condition. Stretching is a must a... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Yes: Ra is typically more painful in the am, but patients have taught me they can hurt anytime, both with activity ; at rest. Although you have a family h... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Costochondritis?: As you have ruled out the major and most concerning causes, check yourself for costochondritis. This is a condition that produces pain where your ri... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Maybe: All ortho specialists 1st complete a general ortho residency, which qualifies that doc to treat essentially all musculoskeletal problems. Assuming th... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Weight matters: Given your height and weight, your bmi indicates obesity. Obesity has been linked to low back pain and many other chronic conditions (like arthritis ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Not necessarily: Both are non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and one may work better than the other for different individuals. Try to get samples of both from your... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Ganglions: Ganglions don't hurt your body...Filled with fluid from joints/tendon sheaths...Remove for pain/size.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Think posture: It sounds like your posture challenging job consists of a combination of overuse and underuse of opposing muscle groups. The assistance of a certifie... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Could be either: You don't want to wait out a potentially life threatening heart attack. Get in to be seen asap.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Jock Itch?: Eliminate trapped sweat or moisture in the area by loose clothing, boxers not briefs, removing wet clothing asap, not itching, using anti fungal powde... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Hard to know: It is difficult to answer your question without knowing why you are taking the drug, how long you have been taking it, your dose and the reason for ch... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
RICE: Rest, (anti)inflammatories, cold compresses, exercise that doesn't aggravate your symptoms; and stretching.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Symptoms are?: It is hard to make any guess at a diagnosis without knowing a detailed history or doing a visual and hands on physical exam. It would be best to cons... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
That depends....: There are many causes of such symptoms and any treatment would be determined by first getting a diagnosis. This would begin by making an appointment ... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
A picture is worth..: Small veins under the skin located on the inside of the knee are commonly referred to as spider veins, however, less common vascular problems can aris... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Possibly: Depending on pain tolerance and the extent of injury, some people can walk/put weight on an ankle that has an avulsion fracture (where a ligament is s... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Desensitize: Fingertip hypersensitivity is much more common after tip amp. Than true phantom pain. This can be self treated by rubbing the tip on progressively rou... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
L4 nerve pinched?: The great toe is innervated by the L4 nerve root. Compression of the nerve anywhere from your lumbar spine out thru an area in the ankle called the t... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Eat anyway: Eventhough you can "go" for many hours without food/nutrition, your brain and vital organs need a certain number of calories from protein, carbs and f... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Surgery discussed?: Unless there is something else significant in your history or you are wanting to avoid surgery at all cost, surgical treatment would be a reliable ne... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Ignore: Most ganglions occur over the wrist or smallest joint of the finger (area nearest the fingernail).
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Laxity in the wrist: There are 8 small bones that make up the "wrist" in addition to the large long bones, the radius and ulna. these bones are arranged in 2 rows of 4 ea... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Wait: Your body is more miraculous than any doctor or filler for restoring things to normal. If it has only been around a month since the popped pimple/inf... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Geographic?: If u have tried brushing the white area with a tooth brush and it persists, it may be due to a nutritional deficiency. In eastern medicine the tongue... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Not clear: By ur description of Sx, pain in am and just behind the arch, it sounds more like a case of plantar fasciitis. It really depends on whether the pain ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
No: Your chances are highest at that time in your cycle, but many couples can attest to the fact that pregnancy is not guaranteed. Many other factors, bo... Read More
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A 53-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Get checked first: If you know you have arthritis, it would be prudent to have your neck evaluated by an orthopaedist or spine specialist, possibly with neck x-rays to e... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Ulnar nerve Sx: It is most likely that ur gerd is giving you the chest pain rather than your ulnar nerve. Patients w/ulnar nerve compression can have pain, numbness,... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Osteitis Pubis: Osteitis pubis is an inflammatory problem that can be related to overuse (kicking sports, figure skating) or can occur in people w/inflammatory arthri... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Depends: If you have a pinched nerve from a disc buldge, it is not unusual for it to get better with time as the abnormal disc is resorbed by the body. Pt, tr... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Patience: It can take up to six months for dorsal wrist pain to resolve after a dorsal capsuloligamentous injury. If recurrent pain persists, or increases, see... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Metal or calcium?: Typically metallic foreign bodies (there is no native metal in the human body) are distinctly different from calcifications on x-rays. Calcium obviou... Read More
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A 73-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Trust ur doctor: If u had a urine ; blood work that had only le 1+ with no wbcs or other indication of infection, then likely you do not have a clinically significant ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
You should be OK: Half a bar is unlikely to cause any long term issue with your digestive tract. Fluids and healthy food is best. Reports of digestive problems with ... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Suspect other issue: I would suggest that you consult your PCP. Although CTS can cause pain and swelling, hot flashes, whole body sx and bruising are not typical. You ma... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Xray is not helpful: Cysts are usually comprised of soft tissue, not bone, and therefore do not show up on regular xray. MRI is imaging entity of choice for any cyst that... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
No: It is an overuse syndrome due to using the wrist & finger extensor muscles (which attach at the outside of the elbow) to do heavy repetitive work (wha... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
UTI on X-ray ?: I don't think you can diagnose a UTI based on an x-ray. You can see a kidney stone sometimes. You need a urine test to look at the cells and a cultu... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Possibly related: Pain in the levator scapulae and arm can both be related to an overuse syndrome, postural issues (like carrying a heavy backpack or purse only on the ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
?Skin?: Your symptoms are not typical of anything but local trauma. For instance, if you do a lot of sit-ups or other activities in the face up/supine positi... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
X-ray normal?: I assume x-ray normal at ur age. Did the doc that ordered not rec. Treatment? Many times neck stiffness in young people is postural. It can be aggr... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Boxer fracture?: Sounds like you may have a boxer's fracture. You need to get in to see a hand/upper extremity surgeon for x-rays and treatment, especially since the ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
A long time.: Dorsal ligament injuries, classified as wrist sprains, can take longer to stop hurting than many fractures. In my experience this is usually 6 weeks ... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Maybe: Recently, fluoroquinolones (class of drug that includes ciprofloxacin) has been associated with tendinitis/tendonopathy. Best advice is to consult yo... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Your neck: Numbness in the shoulder area typically is caused by a cervical (neck) disc problem in someone your age. There are other less common causes. I would... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
No: Canned vegetables and fruits contain chemical preservatives to allow them to be maintained as such in a can. These preservatives can leech beneficial... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Get a second opinion: The standard of care for a both bone forearm fracture in an adult is anatomical restoration of length and relationship between the radius & ulna by su... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
Maybe: By your description, a purely intradural, extra medullary tumor of the spine, by definition would exclude a bone tumor. Exceptions would include a tu... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Karen Johnston-Jones
Surgery - Hand Surgery 36 years experience
It shouldn't : Your core temperature self regulates by sweating, however, heat stroke or extreme cases of exposure can cause core temperature elevation.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Johnston-Jones is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Johnston-Jones is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Does rubbing the spasm help? I started PT yesterday after referral from OrthopedicMD . Having spasms back of leg, butt,and inback above knee! Have done Exercises today. ...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I have a broken fibula and intense burning and numbness sensation occurs when i stand normal? Or no?
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much, I was pretty scared and in pain when it happened an

Education & Training

Medical/Graduate school

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, TN
Graduated 1987MD

Residency

UCLA

Residency

UCLA Medical Center

Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA)
UCLA Surgical Intern of the Year 1987/88
Top Orthopedic Surgeon , First Place, Texas - Summer
2014

Affiliations

AAOS ABOS
ASSH
Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
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