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Top Ten Signs That You Might Need a New Meniscus:
10. You had all or part of your meniscus removed when you played sports.
9. You walk so bowlegged that people ask if you just got off a horse.
8. You've been told you need a knee replacement.
7. You've been told you need a partial knee replacement.
6. Your knees make noise when you walk.
5. The side of your knee hurts.
4. Your doctor says that you have the knees of an 80-year-old.
3. Your last three knee surgeries didn't relieve the pain.
2. Joint lubrication and glucosamine are no longer quite enough.
And the #1 sign you might need a new meniscus is...
Your knee hurts and you're missing cartilage, but you just can't bear to give up sports!
The old technology: "Go home and rest your knee, wait until you are older to have artificial joint replacement," has been replaced by the new technology:
- Exercise your knee with supervision to increase the range of motion.
- Use gait training, physical therapy, and soft tissue mobilization to improve joint mechanics.
- Strengthen the muscles around the joint.
- Lubricate the joint with glucosamine and joint lubrication injections.
- Clean out the arthritic spurs and torn tissue and replace the missing cartilage.
We have published peer-reviewed studies that demonstrate that the meniscus can be replaced even in an arthritic knee and provide pain relief with return to sports. We have now developed a program of Biologic Joint Replacement that is helping people to delay or avoid artificial joint replacement.
Best wishes,
Kevin R. Stone, M.D. and the Team at The Stone Clinic
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