The Recovery Story of a Super Bowl Champion

Motocross accident as a teenager tore up his knee. The meniscus cartilage was removed. 3 orthopedic surgeons told him to slow down because he was too young for a knee replacement. In 1997 came to Stone Clinic for Articular paste graft - after 2 months he was pain free for the first time in years. Later had a meniscus replacement. 5 years of heavy sports, snowboarding, riding bike. Another accident, fixed again with an articular cartilage paste graft. Later again, another accident, tore his meniscus, (chasing nephew)Fixed again. Now 10 years later and all is going well.

In her early 50s, Cathrine from Canada was told that her only option was a total knee replacement. A knee injury in her 20s had led to painful osteoarthritis. "I thought there was nothing else for me..." She traveled to San Francisco and Dr. Stone helped her avoid a total knee replacement with a series of procedures to rebuild her knee naturally. Her advice," Don't stay with the pain, there are options...It's the best thing I ever did"

Cheryl, now 54 has had a few knee operations with us. In 2007 she was told by another surgeon she would need total knee replacement surgery. She has not needed this, even after subsequent knee injuries. In 2007 she had an Articular Cartilage paste graft. In 2009, after a baseball injury, she needed a partial ACL replacement and posterolateral corner reconstruction and in 2011, she needed a meniscus replacement. " I just couldn't be happier with Dr. Stone, his forward thinking and the professional staff here".

Motocross accident as a teenager tore up his knee. The meniscus cartilage was removed. 3 orthopedic surgeons told him to slow down because he was too young for a knee replacement. In 1997 came to Stone Clinic for Articular paste graft - after 2 months he was pain free for the first time in years. Later had a meniscus replacement. 5 years of heavy sports, snowboarding, riding bike. Another accident, fixed again with an articular cartilage paste graft. Later again, another accident, tore his meniscus, (chasing nephew)Fixed again. Now 10 years later and all is going well.

Our patient is now 1 year post op for medial and lateral meniscal transplants, stem cell paste graft to repair damaged articular cartilage and a staple removal from her tibia from a previous ACL reconstruction surgery. Today she got the go ahead to begin running and some lateral movements. Over the last 5 months, she says she's noticed little increments of things getting better. She is able to do a single leg squat on her surgical leg, leg press and all the weight machines with no pain. She gets a little swelling but resolves by the next day. She feels as though her energy is back.

Professional Skier Pep Fujas talks about how The Stone Clinic has fixed his failed ACL repair with donor tissue.