Orthopedic Surgeons Little Rock AR

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 Little Rock that know how to heal and restore. Search and find the orthopedic specialist in Little Rock, AR that will take care of you.

Community Chiropractic Clinic
(501) 291-2939
4002 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR
Robert Lehmberg
501-663-4100
600 South McKinley
Little Rock, AZ
Wael Refai
(501) 686-8000
4301 W Markham St # 783
Little Rock, AR
Mark Kofi Kyei
(501) 686-8511
4301 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR
Larry Johnson
(501) 686-8000
4301 W Markham St # 783
Little Rock, AR
Norton A. Pope
501-219-8388
9500 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AZ
Landmark Animal Hospital
(501) 888-3675
12115 Arch Street
Little Rock, AR
Rachel Luella Wayne
(501) 686-8000
4301 W Markham St # 509
Little Rock, AR
Fred Oswald Henker, MD
501-223-6665
4120 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR
Muhammad I Shakir
(501) 666-6100
500 S University Ave
Little Rock, AR
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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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