Meet the Team
Orthopedics
The goal of the UP Health System - Portage orthopedic team is to provide the best possible care right here in the Copper Country. The team works in an integrated- and cooperative-group setting that strives to provide cost-effective care that will return our patients to the quality of life they’re used to.
UP Health System - Portage’s orthopedic team is trained in the preservation, investigation, and restoration of the form and function of the extremities and associated structures by medical, surgical, and physical means.

- Total hip replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Total shoulder replacement
- Sports medicine injuries and care of the elite level athlete
- Ligament reconstruction of the knee, including ACL and MCL repair
- Cartilage repair
- Shoulder surgery including arthroscopic rotator cuff repair and reconstruction
- Elbow injuries
- Hand and wrist injuries
- Foot and ankle
- Fracture care
- Pediatric orthopedic care including clubfoot
- Click here to access a full list of services offered by Dr. Leininger.

- Total joint reconstruction; knee arthroplasty, hip arthroplasty
- Rotator cuff repair
- Shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel release
- Orthopedic trauma
- Foot and ankle surgery
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- Fellowship trained in Sports Medicine
- Arthroscopy - Shoulder, Knee Ankle
- ACL reconstruction
- Rotator cuff & shoulder instability surgery
- Shoulder replacement
- General orthopedics & fracture care
