Regenerative medicine
Help your body heal itself with biologic therapies at Montage Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. They can regrow, repair, or replace damaged cells. These natural substances might even offer an alternative to surgery.
Conditions we treat
Regenerative medicine targets areas of your body that may not heal well on their own. These include joints, the spine, and soft tissues like cartilage and tendons. Your doctor may recommend biologic therapies for:
- Degenerative disc disease and disc tears
- Fractures that aren't healing properly
- Ligament sprains or tears, like ACL and MCL tears
- Meniscus and labral tears
- Muscle strains
- Nerve inflammation
- Osteoarthritis and joint pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Tendonitis and tendon tears
Treatment options
We’ll help you decide if regenerative medicine is right for your symptoms, health history, and goals. Ask us about insurance coverage for these treatment options.
Knee cartilage treatment
Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) treats knee cartilage damage. A surgeon takes cartilage cells from your joint, grows them in a lab, and then puts the new cartilage in your knee. So, you can walk with less pain and enjoy freer movement.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
Platelets are substances in blood that help with healing. Poor blood flow can slow healing when tissues like tendons or ligaments are damaged. In PRP therapy, we take a small sample of your blood and concentrate the platelets. Then, we inject them into the injured area under imaging guidance. PRP can treat damaged but not destroyed tissues anywhere in the body.
Stem cell therapy
Stem cells are special cells that can turn into different types of mature cells. They can be taken from your body’s fat, bone marrow, or sometimes amniotic fluid. After isolating and concentrating the stem cells, we inject them into the damaged area with imaging guidance. Stem cell therapy treats tissue damage, especially in joints, due to aging or injury.
