Orthopedic Surgeons San Fernando 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 San Fernando that know how to heal and restore. Search and find the orthopedic specialist in San Fernando, CA that will take care of you.

Sovetky Chiropractic
(818) 360-1967
11020 Balboa Blvd.
Granada Hills, CA
Lisbeth Chang, MD
(818) 701-0176
18251 Roscoe Blvd
Northridge, CA
Soft Touch Chiropractic & Acupuncture
(818) 831-0100
19474 Rinaldi St
Northridge, CA
Dr. Vincent White
(818) 304-8480
15230 Burbank Blvd Ste 109
Sherman Oaks, CA
Ed Simon Chiropractic
(818) 761-1355
6344 Laurel Canyon Blvd
North Hollywood, CA
Porter Pet Hospital
(818) 349-8387
18224 Parthenia Street
Northridge, CA
Chiropractic Sports Center
(818) 401-9801
489 E Evelyn Ave
Sunny Dale, CA
S Sayani DPM
(818) 486-6474
8435 Reseda Blvd
Northridge, CA
Northridge Animal Medical Center
(818) 886-1216
8918 Reseda Blvd
Northridge, CA
The Foot Health Center
(818) 885-8400
9017 Reseda Blvd
Northridge, 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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