Joint Preservation & Restoration

Joint pain and degeneration can be related to injuries to cartilage, ligaments and tendons. Damage to the labrum in your hip or the meniscus in your knee may cause discomfort, as well as problems with joint alignment.

Joint preservation uses a variety of advanced orthopedic treatments. They may or may not include surgery. Our focus is on addressing all factors that contribute to your specific joint injury or discomfort. We work to lessen your pain, improve your joint function and help you have a better quality of life.

Joint preservation may be right for you if you’re 15 to 60 years old and have joint pain but don’t have moderate to severe arthritis.

When you’re dealing with significant discomfort, we may consider joint replacement surgery. In some cases, even if you undergo joint preservation at first, joint replacement may eventually become necessary.

Care will be personalized based on your unique needs. We evaluate your condition and determine which treatments are best for you. Depending on your individualized care plan, we may involve these or other specialists in your care:

• Occupational medicine specialists
• Orthopedic surgeons
• Pain management specialists
• Physiatrists
• Physical therapists
• Radiologists
• Sports medicine specialists

We may recommend image-guided interventional treatments. Surgery might be another option. Your care plan could include minimally invasive procedures that use small cuts and allow for quicker healing than traditional, open surgeries.

Rehabilitation is part of most treatment plans as well. We choose the therapies that are likely to offer you the greatest benefit.

Our knee preservation specialists treat these and other common knee conditions:

• Articular cartilage injuries
• Knee ligament injuries/knee instability
• Knee joint malalignment
• Meniscal injuries and deficiency
• Osteochondritis dissecans
• Osteonecrosis of the knee
• Patella/quadriceps tendon rupture
• Patellar maltracking or dislocation
• Sports-related knee injuries

These are our most frequently performed procedures:

You can rely on our knee care team for exceptional care and treatment. This includes, when needed, knee replacement surgery.

Common hip conditions treated by our hip preservation specialists include these and other issues:

• Athletic soft-tissue injuries, such as sports hernia
• Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
• Greater trochanteric pain syndrome
• Hamstring tendon rupture
• Hip dysplasia
• Hip flexor tendonitis
• Ischiofemoral impingement
• Labral tears and chondral lesions in the hip

Many times, we use hip arthroscopy to provide hip care. Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive procedure. Surgeons make tiny cuts near your hip and insert a special camera that allows them to see inside your joint. The surgeon performs treatment by passing instruments through other tiny cuts in your skin.

If you need it, we offer nationally recognized hip replacement surgery.