Weekend with Lars Peterson a success

Originator of the Carticel Procedure

The weekend with Dr. Peterson was a huge success. Dr. Peterson after graciously flying in from Gothenburg, Sweden performed a “sandwich” ACI (Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation) procedure. The case was performed with Dr. Joseph Berman, Dr. Eric Eifler and Andrea Wylie, RN, CNOR, RNFA assisting. The lesion had failed an allograft allograft (artificial bone stimulating) bone graft used as a primary repair for an Osteochondritis Dissecans. In other words, the patient had a large hole in his knee which had failed to heal by its first attempt at repair. The injury to the joint was about 2.0 centimeters in diameter and 3.5 centimeters deep. Think of a hole in your knee about one-half the length of a role of nickels and slightly larger in diameter! Dr. Peterson, doing a procedure he described harvested a bone graft from the patient’s shin bone, grafted the hole and then implanted cultured chondrocytes (Genzyme Corporation) which had been grown and flown in from Boston, the Carticel procedure for joint restoration. The procedure went great!

During the procedure, physicians in the educational room of Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital of Arlington, where the operation was performed, were able to watch and talk with Dr. Peterson live during the operation. Also, we were able to webcast the signal to Boston, Mexico City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. What a great opportunity for education of surgeons around the country.

This educational interaction is the first in a series of projects which the Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital of Arlington will be doing, providing opportunity to educate physicians in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and around the USA.

About the Medical Director of the Joint Preservation Center

Joseph M. Berman, MD was one of the earliest physicians in the Dallas-Fort Worth areas to routinely use the ACI procedure. His concepts and philosophies along with other physicians in the United States are developing precepts to promote joint and cartilage restoration as a sub-specialty. He has been instrumental in training other physicians in the techniques of cartilage implantation having hosted several meetings and laboratories.

A member of several specialty societies including The Arthroscopy Association of North America, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and ICRS (International Cartilage Repair Society), he maintains an active knee and shoulder practice as a partner of Arlington Orthopedic Associates.

Orthopedic Surgeons associated with Arlington Orthopedic Associates have developed The Joint Preservation Center (JPC).

A full range of contemporary treatment options for knee pain, including the latest minimally invasive procedures are now available locally.

Many of these surgeries are performed arthroscopically as an outpatient while others occasionally require a simple overnight hospital stay.

In some cases we demonstrate how to prevent or significantly slow the onset or progression of arthritis, using innovative methods for restoring damaged cartilage.

One of only a handful of designated cartilage restoration centers in the United States, The Joint Preservation Center has made elevating your lifestyle by restoring your knee to its best function our major priority.