Orthopedic surgery.
Recover your motion fast. Get your life back faster.
Minimally-invasive orthopedic surgeries for knee, shoulder, and elbow injuries.
How can we help you?
Get back in the game.
With less pain.
The Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR) is a less invasive procedure that stimulates your own torn ACL to heal itself, allowing you to keep your own parts. It’s a groundbreaking procedure because until now your ACL would have been replaced with either a graft from another healthy part of your leg or from a deceased donor. The BEAR implant creates an environment where the two ends of a torn ACL tissue can grow back together again.
Get back in the game. With less pain.
The Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR) is a less invasive procedure that stimulates your own torn ACL to heal itself, allowing you to keep your own parts. It’s a groundbreaking procedure because until now your ACL would have been replaced with either a graft from another healthy part of your leg or from a deceased donor. The BEAR implant creates an environment where the two ends of a torn ACL tissue can grow back together again.
How is the BEAR implant performed?
The science…
Autologous whole blood is mixed with the BEAR Implant to form a clot that fills the gap in the torn ACL and protects it from the harsh environment
of the joint fluid.
Why is BEAR better?
The BEAR Implant supports the body's natural ability to heal itself, which reduces the risk of complications and improves the long-term outcomes of ACL reconstruction.
In about 8 weeks…
The BEAR Implant is broken down and replaced with the body's own cells, collagen, and blood vessels. The new tissue continues to grow and strengthen over time.
Knee Repair,
Not Knee Replacement.®
Unlike traditional “knee replacement surgery” where your knee joint is replaced with an artificial one, our Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement approach is a personalized treatment program that can potentially delay or prevent the need for an invasive and painful knee replacement surgery.
No two patients are the same and no two patients have the exact same goals. We create a custom program to help you achieve your goals by providing a better alternative to reducing pain and increasing your mobility. This approach helps repair and restore the underlying damage done, rather than replacing your body parts with artificial metal, plastic and cement components.
Knee Repair,
Not Knee Replacement.®
Unlike traditional “knee replacement surgery” where your knee joint is replaced with an artificial one, our Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement approach is a personalized treatment program that can potentially delay or prevent the need for an invasive and painful knee replacement surgery.
No two patients are the same and no two patients have the exact same goals. We create a custom program to help you achieve your goals by providing a better alternative to reducing pain and increasing your mobility. This approach helps repair and restore the underlying damage done, rather than replacing your body parts with artificial metal, plastic and cement components.
One of the leading sports medicine and
orthopedic surgeons in the world
1st FDA-approved BEAR procedure performed outside clinical trials
Successful BEAR
procedures since 2021
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No, you might not need surgery.
And more answers to your questions.
Likely not. Surgery should be your last option, not the first.
Many knee injuries can be resolved with conservative, non-surgical methods. Others can be treated and/or repaired with minimally invasive treatments. Dr. Pietropaoli, and our team of medical providers, will recommend surgery only when conservative measures haven’t given you enough relief to return to the sports and activities you love or your normal, daily life.
Reach out to our team and we will help you navigate your options and develop a personalized path to your fastest recovery to reach YOUR individual goals.
Until now, ACL reconstruction has been the main surgical method to treat an ACL tear.
During ACL reconstruction, a surgeon will remove your torn ACL and replace it with a piece of tissue (a “graft”) from another portion of your body or from a deceased donor. ACL reconstruction has been effective in restoring knee stability, but it has many drawbacks, including the risk of arthritis ~50% of ACL reconstruction patients develop arthritis within 12-14 years.
The BEAR procedure is the first medical advancement that stimulates the ACL to heal itself. During BEAR minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Pietropaoli implants a bio-engineered collagen “sponge” that acts like a scaffold and creates an environment where your torn ACL tissue can grow back together. Studies so far have shown that the BEAR procedure may lessen the risk of arthritis which would be a game changer and “the holy grail” for ACL surgery.
These are some other advantages of the bridge-enhanced ACL restoration (BEAR) surgery compared to traditional ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgery:
- You knee feels more normal because the original nerves, blood vessels and attachment points are preserved.
- The surgery is less invasive – traditional ACL surgery requires harvesting donor tissue from around the knee which is more invasive and painful.
- Post-BEAR, you are less likely to tear the ACL on the opposite knee compared to traditional ACLR surgery where you are just as likely to tear the ACL on the opposite knee as you are to re-tear the ACL reconstructed graft.
- Your muscle mass and strength returns faster after the BEAR surgery compared to ACLR.
Many knee injuries can be resolved with conservative, non-surgical methods. Others can be repaired with minimally invasive treatments.
Reach out to our team and we’ll help you navigate your options and develop a personalized path to your fastest recovery.
Many knee injuries can be resolved with conservative, non-surgical methods. Others can be repaired with minimally invasive treatments.
Reach out to our team and we’ll help you navigate your options and develop a personalized path to your fastest recovery.
You might not need a knee replacement.
During traditional knee replacement surgery, your diseased or damaged knee joint surfaces are cut out with a power saw and replaced with artificial metal, plastic and cement. Our Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement™ program encompasses minimally invasive and personalized treatment programs that can delay or prevent the need for an invasive knee replacement by treating the underlying causes of arthritis knee pain and your mobility limitations.
Dr. Pietropaoli no longer performed knee replacement surgery due to the successes he and his team have had with the Knee Repair, NOT Knee Replacement ™ individualized, custom programs for each patient that treat their goals, not “just” the arthritis. He also says,
“While knee replacement is usually a successful procedure in many cases, 15% of knee replacement patients; however, have a complication and/or do not do well and then there are no other alternatives other than another invasive revision surgery and more metal, plastic and cement. While knee replacement surgery can increase a patient’s mobility and bring significant reduction in pain, there are those who suffer from chronic knee pain who are “too young”, “too old”, “too overweight”, “have too many medical problems”, etc., etc. to be candidates for a knee replacement, or whose degenerative changes and arthritis do not yet warrant the full invasive procedure. There are also simply many people who just plain do not want a large, invasive, painful, artificial surgery and want to keep their own body parts for as long as possible, which is certainly the wave of the future.
Knee Repair, NOT Knee Replacement ™ programs give us an alternative to reduce pain and increase mobility by repairing the underlying damage, rather than replacing body parts with artificial components of metal, plastic and cement.”
Get in touch with us to find out if the Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement™ treatment is for you.
We try to prioritize – performs less invasive, arthroscopic subchondroplasty which treats the underlying bone problems associated with arthritis. Our arthroscopic biologic treatments are same-day
We don’t recommend surgery if it’s not absolutely needed.
But just in case you need it, here’s what we offer:
- Shoulder rotator cuff surgery
- Labral repair surgery
- Wrist carpal tunnel surgery
- Hand trigger finger surgery
- Arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery
- Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) / “Tommy John” surgery (with Internal BraceTM*)
- Achilles Tendon Repair (with Internal BraceTM*)
*Internal BraceTM is a trademark of Arthrex, a medical device company.
We’re glad you asked! At Victory in Motion, we believe that surgery should be your last option, not the first.
You can explore our regenerative therapies and other minimally invasive treatment options.
You can also reach out to our team and we’ll help you navigate your options and develop a personalized path to your fastest recovery.
Bounce back stronger than before.
“3 years in and feeling great!”
“3 years in and feeling great!”
“I had both knees done by Dr. P. Now I’m 3 years in and feeling great! I’m back to doing the things I love with no pain. Dr. P and his team at Victory in Motion are highly recommended.”
– Cathy Shernesky
“No assembly line medicine!”
“No assembly line medicine!”
“Thank you to Dr. Pietropaoli for fixing my shoulder and my knee. Dr. P's entire staff from the office to the nurses, PAs, NPs, and therapists are over the top. No assembly line medicine here at Victory.”
– Diane H
“Works with you for the best results!”
“Works with you for the best results!”
“The first thing a new patient will notice is how professional Dr. P's is. They’re friendly, honest, open to listening, and work with you for the best results. 5 stars and more!”
– Pat Sanchez
A support team working towards your quick recovery.
Dr. P took immediate action to address the injury I sustained to my left knee. Although I was a new patient he quickly fit me into his schedule and reviewed every step of the way with me.
Dr. P has an excellent bedside manner and a team approach that is unbeatable. The continuity of care throughout his office is excellent. It’s amazing to feel how invested every staff member is in making your experience as comfortable as possible.
- Tammy Wiggins
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Get safe, non-surgical orthopedic treatment options that help your body heal itself.
Rapidly return to everyday activities with treatments designed to aid faster recovery.
We offer on-site open MRI and digital x-ray services designed with your comfort in mind.
A support team working towards your quick recovery.
Dr. P took immediate action to address the injury I sustained to my left knee. Although I was a new patient he quickly fit me into his schedule and reviewed every step of the way with me.
Dr. P has an excellent bedside manner and a team approach that is unbeatable. The continuity of care throughout his office is excellent. It’s amazing to feel how invested every staff member is in making your experience as comfortable as possible.
- Tammy Wiggins
A support team working towards your quick recovery.
Dr. P took immediate action to address the injury I sustained to my left knee. Although I was a new patient he quickly fit me into his schedule and reviewed every step of the way with me.
Dr. P has an excellent bedside manner and a team approach that is unbeatable. The continuity of care throughout his office is excellent. It’s amazing to feel how invested every staff member is in making your experience as comfortable as possible.
- Tammy Wiggins