“The improvement from what I could do then to what I can do now is like night and day..I am enjoying life like it used to be.”
Gary, Meniscus allograft transplant
The Recovery Story of a Super Bowl Champion
Learn more about Tracy's remarkable recovery story and how the innovative care from The Stone Clinic is paving the way for his NFL return
Patients in their own words ...
“Eleven years later I’m very active. The only thing I don’t do is run. However I do bike 100 to 150 miles a week, I surf, play golf, and snowboard. I’ve enjoyed having my life back and having an active life back”
Tim R., BioKnee
“I'm 6.5 years out. At 41 years old, I play competitive ice hockey, train intensely, and have very little pain, if any, in my medial transplant knee. Outstanding result.”
Rich W., Meniscus allograft transplant
“Dr. Stone’s surgery has been a revelation to me, it’s totally enabled me to continue being who I am which is way more than just the sports that I do. It's part of my personality and I’m thrilled.”
Emily S., Endurance Athlete, BioKnee
“I was told I was never going to ski again. And I came back. I did two ski films. Some of my best ski film work. I signed with Völkl International and have had the best three years of my professional skiing career.”
Matt R., Pro skier, BioKnee
ACL Reconstruction with Allograft -Patient Experience
This patient is a 45 year old woman who recalls her ACL reconstruction with allograft that took place at The Stone Clinic in San Francisco in January 2010.
ACL Injury - Caring for world-class ballet dancers
Our ballet dancer patient, Natalya tore her ACL during a rehearsal. She did not want to use her own hamstring to repair her ACL. She came to The Stone Clinic where Dr. Stone reconstructed the injury using donor tissue.
Unstable ankle repair
Post traumatic ankle instability repair and ligament reconstruction.
ACL reconstruction using Z-lig, a natural tissue alternative | Patient Story- 9 years post op
Marlise tore her Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in a ski accident. She had an ACL reconstruction using a Z-Lig replacement device, a a natural tissue alternative engineered from porcine tissue (rather than relying on scarce human donor tissue or using tissue from her own body such as a patella tendon.) Less than a year after surgery she reported that her knee had full range of motion, no pain and was totally back to normal. She says "It's now 9 years later and I feel great. I ski, I run, I hike, I can do anything I want."
Achilles: Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Repair - Patient Experience
Rich L. is an avid Crossfit athlete who underwent a percutaneous achilles tendon repair at The Stone Clinic in July 2009. He is currently one year post surgery and back to enjoying Crossfit workouts which combine weightlifting, sprinting, and gymnastics.
BioAnkle - Ankle paste graft surgery for arthritis patient testimonial
Ankle arthritis paste graft treatment of traumatic ankle arthritis. 6 month post surgery.
Ankle instability treated with Brostrom procedure
We fixed Victoria's chronic instability in her ankle after 2006 fall, she was treated with the Brostrom procedure. She been with us for 5 years and has also had a successful partial knee replacement.
Achilles tendon tear repaired with the percutaneous method
This patient is able to talk about the difference he experienced between an open vs percutaneous methods to fix his achilles tendon tear.
Prevent Tennis Injuries
Play sport, stay injury free. Here are some tips for avoiding tennis injuries.
Hospitalization can be a pretty bad experience. Almost everyone needs a guardian to protect them while there. Here are some observations that may help you.
Stem cells are both in and out. It was once thought that if these cells were injected into joints, they would turn into cartilage. Two problems arose. First, patients (unless they are infants) have very few stem cells left. Second, the injected cells died after releasing their instructional growth factors, never turning into cartilage. But what we have learned is that an increasing number of concentrated growth factors, immune stimulants, and even some drugs can induce the migration of the body’s own progenitor cells—some of them stem cells—cells that direct healing—to the injured area. These cells then optimize the environment around the injury to effect healing.
The science of cartilage repair for joints is in full swing. There is a frenzy of activity around stem cells, growth factors, exosomes (small packets of growth factors), and all forms of stimulation therapies. And the matrices or patches that those factors are placed on vary widely. The bottom line is that no one factor does it all. Here is the latest update on what needs to go into the chicken soup of tissue repair to make you well.
Good Morning America - How to run without pain: 7 tips to try
Dr. Stone gives the nation running tips on how to avoid pain while protecting your joints.
Comcast Sportsnet: SportsTalk Live - Stephen Curry MCL injury
Dr Stone talking about Steph Curry's injury and the Warrior's season.
Achilles Tendon Rupture Q&A
In light of Wes Matthews and other NBA athletes suffering Achilles ruptures, Dr. Stone speaks to Mavs Moneyball, a Dallas Mavericks community.
