Christopher Jordan, M.D.

Medical Education: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, M.D., June 1973
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Education & Training

  • Internship: Rotating Internship, St. Francis Hospital (Evanston, IL), July 1973 – June 1974

  • Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, July 1974 – June 1978

  • Fellowship: Adult Neuromuscular Diseases, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Downey, CA), July 1978 – June 1979

Academic & Professional Appointments

  • Chief of Stroke Services, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, 1981 – 1999

  • Assisstant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Southern California, 1995 – 1999

  • Orthopedic Consultant, California State Athletic Directors Association, since 1990

  • Honorary Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.

Practice Locations

  • Placentia, CA: Founder, Jordan Orthopedic Practice, July 1979 – March 2001

  • Midwest City, OK: Jordan Orthopedic Clinic, April 1, 2003 – Present

    • Address: 1117 S. Douglas Blvd., Suite D, Midwest City, OK 73130

Clinical Focus & Affiliations

  • Specialties: Orthopedic Surgery, particularly arthroscopic procedures

  • Patient Experience: With years of experience, Dr. Jordan is known for his clear explanations, patient-focused care, and a welcoming, friendly staff. He holds a 4.2-star average from patient reviews across multiple platforms

  • Hospital Affiliations: SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Midwest City

  • Oklahoma Center for Orthopedics and Multi-Specialty Surgery (OCOM)

  • Surgical Hospital of Oklahoma - Oklahoma City

Publications

  • Book: Atlas of Orthopedic Surgical Exposures, Thieme, 2000

  • Selected Articles:

    • “Determining the Angle of Screw Placement for Internal Fixation of Calcaneal Fractures” (1999)

    • “Biochemical Comparison of Lateral Retinacular Releases” (1995)

    • Multiple works on orthopedic rehabilitation in stroke and neuromuscular disorders (1980s)

Additional Highlights

  • Rancho Los Amigos: Renowned nationally for its stroke and spinal cord injury programs. During his tenure, the center achieved high recognition in pioneering rehabilitation methods

Why Choose Dr. Jordan?

With a rare combination of academic leadership—having headed stroke services and taught at USC—and extensive hands-on surgical practice, Dr. Jordan offers comprehensive care, from intricate orthopedic repair to rehabilitative follow-up. His patients value his clarity, compassion, and professional consistency.

So far, Dr. Jordan has done over 7,000 knee arthroscopies, 1,500 shoulder arthroscopies, 1,500 total knee replacements, and 800 total shoulder replacements.

Surgical Images Carpal Tunnel

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the result of pinching of the median nerve as it crosses underneath the transverse carpal ligament, which you see in the diagrams in blue. It causes numbness in the thumb, index finger, and middle finger, and can also cause pain. The pain is frequently worse at night and will often wake you up with your hand numb. It’s also common to find that you are dropping things out of your hand more than you used to.

On physical examination, in addition to decreased sensation, you will also experience an electric shock-type sensation when tapping on the wrist. This is known as Tinel’s sign.

The most worrisome physical exam finding is the shrinking of the muscles at the base of the thumb.

The treatment for it initially starts out with a cock-up wrist splint that you wear at night, and then stretching exercises.

When that doesn’t work, you will usually get an electromyogram (EMG), which is the test that proves the median nerve problems. At that point, you will often require surgery.

The picture on the right shows the white transverse Carpal ligament. The second picture shows it being cut. The third picture shows it after it has been cut. The shiny silver thing is the canula, which holds the tendons and median nerve safely out of the way. This is an endoscopic Carpal tunnel release, which can be done with two small incisions. There are other methods, including the open carpal tunnel release, which requires a longer incision.

  1. Does it give you electric shocks when you tap here?

Yes or No?

2. Do you have numbness in these three fingers? Y/N?

3. Do you wake up numb? Y/N?

4. Are you dropping things from your hand? Y/N?

If you said yes to questions 1-4, you may have a carpal tunnel syndrome that needs a test called an EMG.

Do you have numbness in your fourth and fifth fingers? Yes or No?

If you said yes to these two questions, you may have Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. This needs to be checked out with an EMG.

Or here?

Do you feel grinding here when you bend and straighten your knee?

If yes, this is evidence of arthritis under the patella.

(Additionally, if you notice swelling just above the patella/knee cap, that indicates a problem inside of your joint and you should get an MRI.)

Range of motion of the shoulder into flexion abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation. You should be able to duplicate these motions.

If doing these against resistance hurts, then you may have a rotator cuff problem and require an MRI.

If pulling or pushing on the shoulder hurts, you may have a glenoid labral problem. You should get a MR Arthrogram, which is more accurate than a plain MRI.

Do you get electric shocks when you tap here? Yes or No?

Does it hurt when you press here?

Does it hurt when you twist here?

If it hurts to press or twist, those are physical exam findings of a torn miniscus. You should get an MRI.