Regional West orthopaedic surgeon introduces innovative procedure for knee repair

SCOTTSBLUFF – Regional West Physicians Clinic-Orthopaedics’ new surgeon, Eric Gardner, MD, may have a remedy for patients suffering from focal cartilage defects of the knee.

During fellowship training at Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, Dr. Gardner learned to perform cartilage restoration from his mentor, internationally-renowned knee surgeon and orthopaedic sports medicine specialist, Frank Noyes, MD.

Dr. Gardner is now performing the procedure on select patients who have non-arthritic cartilage injuries in the knee. The treatment is best suited to patients from early...