Board-certified sports medicine expert and orthopedic surgeon Robert Douglas Bostick III, MD, offers a range of cutting-edge treatments at Metairie Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Metairie, Louisiana. These treatments include non-surgical approaches such as PRP (platelet-rich plasma), steroid and viscosupplementation injections, and minimally-invasive arthroscopic and robot-assisted surgery techniques for more challenging patients. To benefit from cutting-edge treatments, call Metairie Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, or book an appointment online today.
Some of the cutting edge non-surgical treatments available at Metairie Orthopedics & Sports Medicine include:
PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is a form of regenerative medicine that uses growth factors extracted from the patient’s blood. These growth factors are part of the body's natural repair systems that can heal tissue damage and produce new, healthy cells.
After a blood draw, Dr. Bostick extracts the growth factors from your blood, purifies and concentrates them, then injects them into the site of your pain. PRP is particularly useful for accelerating the healing of soft tissue damage.
Cutting-edge, non-operative arthritis treatments include ultrasound-guided injections such as viscosupplementation, corticosteroid, Platelet-Rich-Plasma and Lipogems. Viscosupplementation involves injecting hyaluronic acid (a natural lubricant) into your joints, while steroid injections deliver potent anti-inflammatory medication to the source of your pain. PRP and Lipogems injections can also help some patients with arthritis.
Dr. Bostick uses image-guidance to deliver injectable treatments. This ensures that your medication reaches the precise point where it can do the most good while avoiding any tissue damage from the needle.
Dr. Bostick uses cutting-edge arthroscopic surgery techniques to treat many orthopedic conditions, including:
Arthroscopic surgery requires much smaller incisions than traditional open surgery. Dr. Bostick uses an arthroscope – a long instrument with a camera on the end – that fits through one of the small incisions. The arthroscope sends back images of the surgery site that Dr. Bostick views on a screen, using other specialized instruments to complete the surgery.
Dr. Bostick also uses state-of-the-art techniques such as robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery.
Metairie Orthopedics & Sports Medicine has digital X-ray facilities on-site for your convenience, as well as cutting-edge diagnostic ultrasound.
If you have a problem with your joints that requires further investigation, Dr. Bostick can use the Mi-Eye 2 arthroscopy to assess your condition. This is an in-office procedure that doesn't require general anesthesia. It allows Dr. Bostick to see the inner structures of your joints in great detail, find any loose bone or cartilage fragments, and assess soft tissue damage.
Metairie Orthopedics & Sports Medicine specializes in these cutting-edge treatments and diagnostics, offering them all in one location for the most efficient and effective results. Call the practice today to find out more or book an appointment online.
Knee
We treat a variety of common knee conditions including osteoarthritis, meniscal, and ACL tears.
Elbow
Our team specializes in treating carpal tunnel, dislocations, fractures, ligament tears, loose bodies and sprains of the elbow.
Foot & Ankle
We also treat plantar fasciitis, tendonitis and tendon ruptures at Metairie Orthopedics.
Robotic Joint Replacements
Our team specializes in total knee replacement, partial knee replacement and hip replacement
Worker Comp
We specialize in overexertion injuries, slipping and tripping, repetitive motion injuries and otor vehicle accidents
Litigation Support
Our team can help those who require a medical expert's opinion in court cases.
Cutting Edge Treatments
We specialize in PRP injections, arthritis injections, meniscal tears, arthritis, bursitis, ACL and PCL tears