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Were you a high school athlete? Did you play competitive sports through your early adult years? Have you had a knee injury such as a torn meniscus? Or, do you simply have long standing knee pain? Have you been told that you have “arthritis”? Have simple activities such as walking around the mall, a game of catch with your kid or getting in and out of car become painful chores? Have you been told you have no options? Finally, do you feel frustrated that your knee pain is changing the way you live?
Each year, more than 5 million Americans injure their knee and more than 2 million require a physician to evaluate cartilage damage. Whatever the cause, the result is the same: pain and swelling that makes it difficult or impossible for you to lead the active life style you enjoy.
Some of these injuries are treatable by simple conservative means but in many cases they require surgery to appropriately evaluate and treat either meniscal or articular cartilage damage. These injuries if left untreated can lead to chronic joint changes and may eventually lead to knee replacement. But, strategies are being developed to treat knee injuries earlier and aggressively. Fortunately, there are new treatment options, many of them available only in the last few years. This gives the patient the best chance of avoiding disabling knee problems in the future.
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Orthopedic Surgeons associated with Arlington Orthopedic Associates have developed The Joint Preservation Center (JPC) in association with the nonprofit Foundation for Joint Preservation. 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.
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 at 800 Orthopedic Way, Arlington, Texas 76015, phone 817-375-5200 and fax 817-299-1751, www.arlingtonortho.com.
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