SRHS’s Dr. Philip Myers was the primary surgeon to carry out the brand new BEAR Implant process within the Magnolia State.

Singing River Well being System (SRHS) just lately introduced that its orthopedics division is pioneering new know-how by being the primary in Mississippi to supply the BEAR Implant for the therapy of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, one of the crucial widespread knee accidents within the U.S.

The BEAR Implant is the primary medical development to allow the physique to heal its personal torn ACL and the primary FDA-approved medical know-how to allow therapeutic of a torn ACL.

SRHS says it’s the first innovation in ACL tear therapy in additional than 30 years. This new strategy is a shift from the present customary of care, that being reconstruction, which replaces the ACL with a graft.

“We’re proud to be the primary well being system within the state of Mississippi to carry out and now provide this new cutting-edge know-how to our sufferers,” stated Dr. Philip Myers, Orthopedist at Singing River Orthopedics, in a press release. “The BEAR Implant process helps to naturally restore a affected person’s ACL high quality leading to a quicker restoration of muscle energy, which in flip permits them to soundly resume strenuous actions and sports activities. We look ahead to seeing an general enchancment in affected person outcomes by way of this superior therapy.”

SRHS notes that yearly, roughly 400,000 ACL accidents happen within the U.S. ACL tears are maybe most generally heard of in sporting actions, similar to soccer or soccer.

Throughout a typical ACL reconstruction, the surgeon utterly removes the remaining torn ACL and reconstructs it with both a tendon from the affected person’s personal leg (referred to as an autograft) or a deceased donor (referred to as an allograft). SRHS explains that the process has drawbacks, as some procedures require two separate incisions, and a few individuals who bear reconstruction are unable to return to the identical stage of every day actions or sports activities.

SRHS says there are a number of benefits to restoring a ligament as a substitute of changing it.

In contrast to reconstruction, SRHS factors out that the BEAR Implant doesn’t require the usage of harvested tendons for ACL restore. The BEAR Implant acts as a bridge to assist the ends of the torn ACL heal collectively.

Throughout a BEAR Implant process, the surgeon injects a small quantity of the affected person’s personal blood into the implant and inserts it between the torn ends of the ACL in a minimally invasive process. The mix of the BEAR Implant and the affected person’s blood allows the physique to heal the torn ends of the ACL again collectively whereas sustaining the ACL’s authentic attachments to the femur and tibia. Because the ACL heals, the BEAR Implant is resorbed by the physique inside roughly eight weeks.

Dr. Myers with Singing River Orthopedics was the primary surgeon within the state of Mississippi to carry out the BEAR Implant process.