Trauma & injury care

Hurt? Get it diagnosed right the first time

Fractures, dislocations, bad sprains, and the pain nobody has explained yet — injury care is about speed and accuracy. Dr. Morton trained in orthopedic traumatology at one of Europe's great trauma centers, and his walk-in clinic means you don't need an ER for most injuries.

  • Fracture care
  • AO trauma fellowship
  • Walk-in urgent care
  • X-ray on site
X-ray of an ankle fracture repaired with a metal fibular plate and screws.

Orthopedic Injury & Trauma Care at a glance

Walk-in option
Wiki Wiki Orthopedics — Kunia, West Oahu
On site
X-ray, casting, splinting, injections
Surgical care
Fracture fixation at Honolulu hospitals
Training
AO Trauma Fellowship, Charité Berlin

True emergencies — open fractures, deformity with numbness, uncontrolled bleeding — belong in the ER. For everything else orthopedic, we're faster.

What counts as orthopedic trauma

The category is broader than car crashes: a wrist broken bracing a fall, a shoulder that popped out surfing, an ankle rolled on a trail, a hip fracture in a parent, a finger crushed at a job site — and the stubborn 'I hurt it months ago and it still isn't right' pain that never got a real diagnosis. All of it benefits from the same two things: accurate imaging early and a treatment plan matched to how bone and soft tissue actually heal.

Skip the ER (usually): walk-in orthopedic urgent care

Most orthopedic injuries don't need an emergency room — they need an orthopedic clinic that moves fast. Wiki Wiki Orthopedics ('wiki wiki' = quick) in the Kunia Shopping Center provides walk-in injury care with X-ray on site: fracture diagnosis, casting and splinting, injections, and direct escalation to Dr. Morton when hip, knee, or fracture surgery in his specialty is needed — typically at a fraction of ER cost and wait time.

  • X-ray, evaluation, and treatment in one walk-in visit
  • Casting, splinting, and fracture follow-up
  • Direct line to surgical care when needed — no starting over
  • Workers' comp and sports injuries handled routinely

Fracture surgery with trauma-fellowship judgment

When a fracture needs fixation, training shows. Dr. Morton completed an AO Trauma Fellowship at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — the AO Foundation being the global authority on fracture care — on top of his adult reconstruction fellowship. That combination matters most where trauma meets joints: fractures near hips and knees, hip fractures where the fix-or-replace decision determines the next decade, and post-traumatic arthritis years after an old injury.

The injury that never healed right

A special invitation to a specific patient: the one whose injury was 'treated' — or ignored — months or years ago and still aches, clicks, or gives way. Old fractures that healed crooked, missed ligament injuries, cartilage damage quietly progressing: these are solvable problems, and the earlier they're addressed the more options exist, from joint-preserving procedures to biologics. Persistent post-injury pain deserves a real diagnosis, not a shrug.

Medically reviewed by Paul N. Morton, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS — board-certified orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in adult hip & knee reconstruction and orthopedic trauma.

This page is for education only and isn’t a substitute for an exam and personalized advice — schedule a consultation to discuss your situation.

The difference

Why patients choose Dr. Morton

  • AO trauma fellowship training — Charité Berlin
  • Walk-in orthopedic urgent care with on-site X-ray
  • Fracture care from cast to complex fixation
  • Reconstruction expertise when trauma involves joints
  • Workers' comp and IME experience
  • Old, never-diagnosed injuries taken seriously

Frequently asked questions

Should I go to the ER or to orthopedic urgent care?
ER for emergencies: open fractures, obvious deformity with numbness or color change, uncontrolled bleeding, head/spine involvement. For most everything else — suspected fractures, sprains, sports injuries — orthopedic urgent care is faster, cheaper, and puts you directly under specialist care.
How do I know if it's broken or just sprained?
You often can't tell from the outside — swelling and pain overlap heavily. An X-ray settles it in minutes, which is exactly why Wiki Wiki Orthopedics keeps imaging on site. When in doubt, get the picture.
Do all fractures need surgery?
No — many heal beautifully in a cast or splint with good follow-up. Surgery earns its place when alignment, joint surfaces, or stability can't be maintained without it. The judgment call is the specialty.
Do you handle workers' compensation injuries?
Yes — evaluation, treatment, documentation, and work-status reporting, plus independent medical examinations when requested. Bring your claim information and we'll handle the paperwork flow.

Injured? Get seen this week — not next month

Consultations in Honolulu, West Oahu, Hilo and Kona — most new patients are seen within one to two weeks — with telehealth when an in-person visit isn’t practical.

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