Local doctor offers alternative to total joint replacement

15-Jul-2011

Dr. Roger Nowak, MD , of Core Physicians’ Integrated Orthopaedics, recently began using a novel technology called the Arthrosurface resurfacing system to treat pain caused by damage to the articular cartilage. The articular cartilage is a smooth metallic surface that covers the bones of a joint and lets them slide against one another.

Dr. Roger Nowak, MD , of Core Physicians’ Integrated Orthopaedics, recently began using a novel technology called the Arthrosurface resurfacing system to treat pain caused by damage to the articular cartilage. The articular cartilage is a smooth metallic surface that covers the bones of a joint and lets them slide against one another.