Center For Sports Orthopaedics, S.C.

David H Trotter, MD

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• 2006 Chicago Tribune article; Knee 'discs' in arthritis treatment.
  (Results may vary and the implants are not for all individuals with knee arthritis.)

• New Medial Knee Implant System for Better Knees 2007
  A patient's personal experience with the OrthoGlide alternative to partial or total replacement of the knee joint. (Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

• OrthoGlide
  Dave Trotter, MD among the first and a major provider of the OrthoGlide 'knee disc' alternative to total (or partial) replacement. (Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

• OrthoGlide knee 'disc' alternative to total or partial knee replacemen
  One of many options in the treatment of knee joint arthritis; the OrthoGlide is placed in the inner (medial) aspect of the knee and represents an alternative to replacement, in indicated cases. (Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

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• 'Uni-Knee' & other Knee and Shoulder Operation Animations
  These animation images contain visual depictions of a form of 'knee disc' and other knee and shoulder operations.(Results may vary and the implant(s) is/are not for all individuals with arthritis).

• Advanced Bio-Surfaces Website
  This website illustrates and details the OrthoGlide Interpositional Knee Disc System. The knee implant represents an alternative to (total and/or partial) knee replacement.(Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

• Alternatives to total or partial knee replacement include OrthoGlide-
  A short video clip of one patient's personal experiences with OrthoGlide. (Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

• Arthrosurface Home Page
  A website that educates as to 'resurfacing' and preserving of arthritic joints, including the shoulder, knee and foot (great toe). These represent potential alternatives to surgical total replacement of arthritically painful joints.(Results may vary and the implants are not for all individuals with joint arthritis).

• Chicago-O'Hare Airport flight status-information site
  O'Hare International Airport Information

• Knee Implant Offers Alternative to Replacement for Arthritis
  The OrthoGlide(TM) knee implant (Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Inc.) is a relatively new and innovative option available for the treatment of sports, activity or aging-related knee arthritis. It was designed for those who have exhausted other non-surgical therapies and are not ready for total, or even partial, replacement of the knee. It represents a potentially more natural option to joint replacement, in the still active, large body habitus and/or post-prime athletic population.(Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

• New Knee Implant Offers LongAwaited Option for Osteoarthritis Sufferer
  Bay Area News Article - The OrthoGlide(TM) medial knee implant (Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Inc.) is the newest minimally invasive option available for patients who have exhausted other non-surgical therapies, and are not ready for total, or even partial, knee replacement.(Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

• New medial knee implant system for better knees
  The new metallic implant is called the OrthoGlide. It's inserted within the knee joint to replace some of the cartilage function lost to osteoarthritis. The procedure requires significantly less tissue and no bone removal as other replacement options do.(Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

  "We are trying to maintain their natural knee as long as possible. And although we don't know yet if we'll be able to totally avoid a knee replacement, things are looking very positive with our early results," Dave Trotter, M.D., an Orthopedic surgeon at Center for Sports Orthopedics in Hoffman Estates, Ill., tells Dr. Jay Adlersberg.

• The OrthoGlide alternative to partial or total knee replacement
  The new metallic implant is called the OrthoGlide. It's inserted within the knee joint to replace some of the cartilage function lost to osteoarthritis. The procedure requires significantly less tissue and no bone removal like other replacement options.(Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

  "We are trying to maintain their natural knee as long as possible..."

• UniSpacer: An interview regarding a previously utilized form of 'knee
  KNEEissues Casebook: Under the spotlight - The unispacer - a minimally invasive alternative to replacement: This form of 'knee disc'...(Results may vary and the implant is not for all individuals with knee arthritis).

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