Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Gregg Berkowitz of Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe, NJ, Uses Living Cells in New Repair Procedure
Dr. Gregg Berkowitz, director of the Cartilage Restoration Center of New Jersey and board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe Township, NJ, performs relatively new one-step cartilage repair procedure, DeNovo NT, using living cartilage tissue from a juvenile donor, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, NJ.
Freehold, NJ, February 13, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Dr. Gregg S. Berkowitz, the director of the Cartilage Restoration Center of New Jersey, and a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe townships, NJ, is performing a relatively new one-step cartilage repair procedure using living cartilage tissue from a juvenile donor. DeNovo NT, a natural tissue graft, is the latest option in repairing damaged cartilage. In this procedure, orthopedic specialists plant juvenile living cells into the damaged areas of the knee or ankle.
Dr. Berkowitz is a cartilage injury expert. As part of AOSMI’s Patient-Centered, Patient –Focused Care™, he keeps up to date on the latest developments in cartilage restoration, such as this DeNovo NT procedure. He explains, “The advantage of using juvenile cartilage is that the adult cartilage doesn’t have many living cells, which limits healing ability. Juvenile cartilage, however, has more living cells; and, therefore, much better healing ability. Also, larger areas can be repaired compared to other one-step procedures.”
Using a natural tissue graft also known as an allograft eliminates many negatives because this one-step procedure does not damage other areas of the knee during the procedure. According to Dr. Berkowitz, “Other parts of the knee are not damaged in this procedure, which can happen when a graft, harvested from one part of the knee, is then transferred to another part of knee to repair it.”
In other one-step techniques, surgeons must either stimulate the growth of new cartilage or take cartilage from elsewhere. This new technique requires only one surgery, which is done through a small incision. Lastly, because there is very little blood supply in cartilage, it doesn’t seem to stimulate an immune response.
Dr. Berkowitz says, “Age is generally not a factor; but keep in mind, once you get into an older population, you probably don’t have a normal knee with just one damaged area. This procedure is not intended for those with diffuse arthritis. Using living juvenile cartilage is meant for an isolated damaged area where the rest of knee really looks pretty healthy.”
Dr. Berkowitz, who has been practicing for 17 years, is vice president of AOSMI and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He specializes in sports medicine with a particular interest in cartilage injuries of the knee and other joints, total joint arthroplasty, and fracture and trauma care. Dr. Berkowitz has been featured in “Healthy Direction” publications, has been interviewed on local New Jersey TV, and is on the staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, teaching Family Practice residents. He also has taught students in the Medical Science program, a specialized program in Freehold Borough High School, Freehold, NJ, and frequently teaches bone health and anatomy to elementary school children and the residents of Monmouth and Middlesex counties. At AOSMI, he serves residents of Freehold, Howell, Jackson, Manalapan, Marlboro, Monroe, Morganville, and other towns in New Jersey.
AOSMI provides a range of services, including sports medicine, joint replacement, fracture care, spine care, work injury care, hand and wrist care, physiatry, foot and ankle care, and osteoporosis care to the residents of Freehold and Monroe Townships and surrounding towns in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.
Today, the surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI) provide the Monmouth and Middlesex County communities with specialists for every orthopedic need. Located in the Pond View Professional Park at 301 Professional View Drive in Freehold, and Renaissance Crossing Medical Arts Building at 312 Applegarth Road, Suite 101, Monroe Township, New Jersey, Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute provides advanced medical care with leading doctors and surgeons, state-of-the-art technology, and exceptional Patient-Centered, Patient-Focused Care™. The seven practicing physicians at AOSMI have a combined 100 years of experience providing exceptional orthopedic care to the New Jersey communities of Monmouth and Middlesex County. For more information, call 732-720-2555 or visit http://www.AdvancedOrthoSports.com.
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Dr. Berkowitz is a cartilage injury expert. As part of AOSMI’s Patient-Centered, Patient –Focused Care™, he keeps up to date on the latest developments in cartilage restoration, such as this DeNovo NT procedure. He explains, “The advantage of using juvenile cartilage is that the adult cartilage doesn’t have many living cells, which limits healing ability. Juvenile cartilage, however, has more living cells; and, therefore, much better healing ability. Also, larger areas can be repaired compared to other one-step procedures.”
Using a natural tissue graft also known as an allograft eliminates many negatives because this one-step procedure does not damage other areas of the knee during the procedure. According to Dr. Berkowitz, “Other parts of the knee are not damaged in this procedure, which can happen when a graft, harvested from one part of the knee, is then transferred to another part of knee to repair it.”
In other one-step techniques, surgeons must either stimulate the growth of new cartilage or take cartilage from elsewhere. This new technique requires only one surgery, which is done through a small incision. Lastly, because there is very little blood supply in cartilage, it doesn’t seem to stimulate an immune response.
Dr. Berkowitz says, “Age is generally not a factor; but keep in mind, once you get into an older population, you probably don’t have a normal knee with just one damaged area. This procedure is not intended for those with diffuse arthritis. Using living juvenile cartilage is meant for an isolated damaged area where the rest of knee really looks pretty healthy.”
Dr. Berkowitz, who has been practicing for 17 years, is vice president of AOSMI and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He specializes in sports medicine with a particular interest in cartilage injuries of the knee and other joints, total joint arthroplasty, and fracture and trauma care. Dr. Berkowitz has been featured in “Healthy Direction” publications, has been interviewed on local New Jersey TV, and is on the staff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, teaching Family Practice residents. He also has taught students in the Medical Science program, a specialized program in Freehold Borough High School, Freehold, NJ, and frequently teaches bone health and anatomy to elementary school children and the residents of Monmouth and Middlesex counties. At AOSMI, he serves residents of Freehold, Howell, Jackson, Manalapan, Marlboro, Monroe, Morganville, and other towns in New Jersey.
AOSMI provides a range of services, including sports medicine, joint replacement, fracture care, spine care, work injury care, hand and wrist care, physiatry, foot and ankle care, and osteoporosis care to the residents of Freehold and Monroe Townships and surrounding towns in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.
Today, the surgeons at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI) provide the Monmouth and Middlesex County communities with specialists for every orthopedic need. Located in the Pond View Professional Park at 301 Professional View Drive in Freehold, and Renaissance Crossing Medical Arts Building at 312 Applegarth Road, Suite 101, Monroe Township, New Jersey, Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute provides advanced medical care with leading doctors and surgeons, state-of-the-art technology, and exceptional Patient-Centered, Patient-Focused Care™. The seven practicing physicians at AOSMI have a combined 100 years of experience providing exceptional orthopedic care to the New Jersey communities of Monmouth and Middlesex County. For more information, call 732-720-2555 or visit http://www.AdvancedOrthoSports.com.
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