Here’s what you need to know:
1. Daniel N. Fish, MD, and Robert J. Daher, MD, practice at Brookfield-based Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut. The third surgeon, Matthew R. Rogell, MD, practices at Danbur-based Connecticut Family Orthopedics.
2. The surgeons use AccuFill, a bone graft substitute the FDA approved in 2010. They fill gaps in the skeletal system by injecting AccuFill into the fractured area, which forms a scaffold in the bone and promotes new bone growth.
3. Subchondroplasty is minimally invasive, performed under regional anesthesia and takes only 30 minutes to complete.
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