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Articular Cartilage
Regeneration, Preservation, Avoiding Knee Replacement
Articular Cartilage FAQ
Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting - Combines Transplantation and Rehabilitation with Initial Results
Clinical Results - Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting for arthritic areas in the knee promotes durable tissue formation and pain relief up to 12 years. There are no complications and no significant risk to the procedure. The percent of successful outcomes compares favorably to other techniques
Rehabilitation - Postoperative guidelines for articular cartilage transplantation
Stem Cells - A brief discussion of orthopaedic stem cells: What are stem cells? How are stem cells currently used in orthopaedic treatments? What is the future of orthopaedic stem cell therapy?
Basic science studies comparing Microfracture to Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting (PDF)
VIDEOS
Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting (Regeneration) Technique
An interview with Dr. Kevin Stone on the topic of Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting for arthritis and pain
Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting (Regeneration) Surgical Technique
A surgical video, highlighting the paste grafting (regeneration) technique, narrated
by Dr. Kevin Stone
Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting: Technique
Another surgical video, narrated by Dr. Kevin Stone, with added information on Paste Grafting research studies
ABC News Australia - Knee Cartilage Regeneration
News program examines the results of Dr. Stone's paste grafting technique by highlighting the rapid recovery times of Stone Clinic paste grafting patients
CBS News - Articular Cartilage Regeneration: "Beautiful Science"
News series on tissue regeneration showcases Dr. Stone's articular cartilage "paste grafting" surgery by providing graphics of surgical process, interviews with paste grafting patients and video of Dr. Stone conducting the procedure
NBC News Healthwatch: Knee Relief
A news report on the success of Dr. Stone's articular cartilage or "paste grafting" surgery featuring patients at the Stone Clinic
MORE INFORMATION
Avoiding Total Joint Replacement - an Introduction to Minimally Invasive Biologic Joint Replacement
Biologic Knee Reconstruction (Triple Procedure) - Treatment methods for articular cartilage yield mixed results in part due to the fact that loss of the meniscus or mechanical mal-alignment increases the stress on the healing surfaces. A combined "triple" technique of articular cartilage paste grafting, meniscal allografting, and medial opening wedge osteotomy may provide a temporizing biological approach to predominantly unicompartmental arthritis.
Glucosamine Sulfate / Chondroitin Sulfate (Anti-Inflammatory) - These two compounds have gained widespread use for the treatment of arthritic conditions. Though initially skeptical of "homeopathic" natural remedies, our patients have swayed our thinking by reporting excellent symptomatic relief, comparable to Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Osteochondritis Dessicans Lesions (OCD)