Knee Joint Preservation

What is joint preservation?

Joint preservation refers to the use of nonsurgical or surgical means to preserve a deteriorating joint in order to delay or avoid joint replacement surgery.

When cartilage deterioration due to osteoarthritis is causing persistent joint pain that interferes with your daily life, it is our goal to restore normal movement and alleviate pain to your joint – be it your shoulder, hip, or knee. Joint preservation refers to the use of nonsurgical or surgical means to preserve a deteriorating joint in order to delay or avoid joint replacement surgery. Every patient is different, so our specialists will customize your joint preservation strategy with you based on your individual situation, taking into account factors such as your age, expectations, level of joint dysfunction, and activity level.

Many people delay seeking treatment for joint pain for fear they will be told they need joint replacement surgery. If you suffer from persistent joint pain, you have nonsurgical as well as surgical treatment options. The joint preservation specialists at The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group are dedicated to reducing your pain and restoring mobility to your joints.

Nonsurgical joint preservation techniques include:
Joint Injections (Steroid Injections and Viscosupplementation), Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, Stem Cell Therapy
Surgical joint preservation techniques include: Osteotomy, Cartilage Restoration Procedures (including Allografts, Microfracture, and Biologic Grafts)

Technology

KNEE3 BALANCE IN MOTION

Knee3 is a new approach of software-guided surgery for knee replacement procedures providing the flexibility to manage unforeseen circumstances on-the-fly and supporting surgeons with beneficial information during surgery. A continuously updated graph measures and charts the range of motion of the entire knee joint based on the actual geometry of the selected implant model, prior to performing any cuts.Patient friendly case reports help educate and engage patients about their software guided surgery.