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If you suffer from joint pain, you're not alone. Cartilage injuries affect an estimated two million Americans each year. These painful, debilitating injuries affect people of all ages, but unfortunately often occur in patients considered too young to undergo joint replacement surgery. In the past, many cartilage injuries were treated ineffectively: traditional surgery offered limited and short-term relief. That's why orthopaedic surgeons at Rush developed the Cartilage Restoration Center, one of the first centers of its kind in the U.S. Through collaboration and research—and with decades of experience—doctors at Rush are leading the way in the development of more effective, more reliable treatments for damaged cartilage.
Meniscus transplants, autologous chondrocyte implantation, osteochondral autograft/allograft transplantation, microfracture, and arthroscopic shoulder surgery used to repair rotator cuff tears and shoulder instability are some of the most contemporary minimally invasive treatments for the treatment of knee and shoulder pain or disability offered by sports medicine specialists at Rush University Medical Center. To learn more about specific cartilage restoration procedures and minimally invasive procedures of the shoulder and elbow, please click on any of the links below:
Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Anatomy and Cell Biology Division of Sports Medicine
Section Head, Cartilage Restoration Center at
Rush University Medical Center
E-mail: bcole@rushortho.com
Follow on Twitter @BrianColeMD
Clinical Trials:
A variety of ongoing research studies is part of the mission of The Rush Cartilage Restoration Center, under the Direction of Dr. Brian J. Cole. Full details can be found at: http://www.cartilagedoc.org/ct.cfm. Over the last 14 years, data has been collected and reported on over 1,000 transplants and cartilage repair procedures.
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Cartilage Regeneration of the Shoulder and Knee at Rush
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