Orthopedic Surgeons Alhambra CA

Orthopedics is the branch of medicine that researches, diagnoses, treats, and repairs all musculoskeletal traumas including degenerative diseases, congenital disorders, sports injuries and accident injuries. Here you will find the best orthopedic surgeons around Alhambra that know how to heal and restore. Search and find the orthopedic specialist in Alhambra, CA that will take care of you.

IQ Laser Vision - Dr. Robert T. Lin
(626) 820-4329
1234 S. Garfield Ave
Alhambra, CA
Jennifer C Chen, MD
(626) 571-0111
500 N Garfield Ave
Monterey Park, CA
Locate Eye Doc
(949) 334-9144
CA
Vetco Hospital 401
(626) 577-2740
845 S Arroyo Blvd
Pasadena, CA
Optometry Center
(323) 540-4954
5835 York Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
Richard M Hollcraft, MD
(626) 943-3280
207 S Santa Anita Ave
San Gabriel, CA
Elements Spine Center - Chiropractor
(626) 569-7010
1605 Hope Street, Suite 350
South Pasadena, CA
Thomas L VanderLaan, MD
(626) 793-4136
50 Bellefontaine St
Pasadena, CA
Margaret Juarez, MD
(626) 572-3230
1168 N San Gabriel Blvd
Rosemead, CA
Elvia Stavropoulos MD
(323) 721-6103
5373 Whittier Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
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Orthopedic Surgeons

Osteoarthritis causes the cartilage in joints to wear down over time. Unfortunately, this cartilage cannot repair itself. When left untreated treated, the damage increases the load, or burden, on the remaining cartilage, raising patients' risk of developing degenerative arthritis.

Physicians use cartilage cell implantation to treat damaged articular knee cartilage. Articular cartilage forms a protective layer covering the ends of bones in joints. To perform this procedure, physicians remove cartilage cells from the injured knee, clone the cells in the lab and re-implant them back into the joint to regenerate cartilage on the damaged surface of the knee.

Now, a product called Trufit, a biodegradable plug (also called scaffolding), improves this procedure. The scaffolding provides structure for stem cells in the blood to attach and support cartilage regeneration. Trufit has properties similar to the body's natural cartilage and bone. It fills the space where physicians remove cells, and it's porous, so it helps tissue grow. Trufit is biodegradable. In approximately nine months, when the cartilage has regenerated, Trufit is reabsorbed into the body.

After just one surgery, patients enjoy relief from knee pain. Within two to four weeks, patients can walk with crutches, and by four to six months, they can begin engaging in low-impact sports. There are no known side effects with Trufit.

How arthritis affects knee joints

Osteoarthritis gradually destroys cartilage in the knee, forming scar tissue and painful bony growths. Researchers have identified a primary culprit for an increased risk of osteoarthritis: above normal levels of the protein beta-catenin in people who have a rare genetic mutation for the protein that regulates levels of beta-catenin...

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