The Stone Clinic

11/20/2025

SRF’s 2025 Annual Report is here! 📢

Dive into the breakthroughs, patient stories, and impact you made possible this year. Your support is instrumental in helping us advance this research, unlock innovative treatments, and enable people worldwide to stay active for a lifetime.

We hope it inspires your continued support of our work, and we look forward to another year of making a difference together!

Explore the Annual Report here:https://www.stoneresearch.org/s/stone-research-foundation-annual-report-2025.pdf

11/16/2025

The best part of away games isn’t the score—it’s the space for kids to find their own way. 🚌

In this week's blog "Away Games Are For The Kids," Dr. Stone shares why a little distance from parents helps young athletes grow.

📖 Read the blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/away-games-for-kids

The best part of away games isn’t the score—it’s the space for kids to find their own way. Dr. Stone shares why a little distance helps young athletes grow.

11/09/2025

After Cam Skattebo’s devastating ankle dislocation, fans are asking the same question: Can he ever return to top-level performance? 🏈

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone explains why recovery from severe ankle injuries is rarely straightforward—and what factors ultimately determine whether athletes can fully regain their strength and motion.

📖 Read the full blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/cam-skattebo-ankle-dislocation

The open fracture dislocation suffered by the N.Y. Giants’ star running back Cam Skattebo reminds us of just how unique the ankle joint is. Here are a few highlights.

11/07/2025

Stone Research Foundation turns scientific discovery into real-world healing, helping people like Paula reclaim their active lives.

Paula was told that her only option was to slow down and say goodbye to her active life. Not wanting to give up, Paula explored other options and found Dr. Stone’s groundbreaking biologic knee replacement. With our innovative regenerative therapies, Paula is now thriving and accomplishing things she has always dreamed of.🎿🏔️

You can help create more stories like Paula’s. Make a gift today at www.stoneresearch.org/donate to support research that empowers people to stay fit and mobile in every stage of life.

Together, we can move more patients from pain to possibility.

11/02/2025

Daily movement protects the body and sharpens the mind. From kids modeling their parents’ habits to adults balancing long work hours, exercise is the foundation of lifelong vitality.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone explores how sport and fitness keep us strong in body and spirit—and why moving every day is the key to a life well played.

📖 Read the full blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/sportiness

Exercising in some way every day is the key to a long and well-played life. A body not used is a body in decline—and a mind at risk. Here is why.

10/26/2025

Lindsey Vonn isn’t just redefining skiing—she’s redefining aging as an athlete. ⛷️

After retiring with severe knee arthritis, Vonn turned to cutting-edge robotics to rebuild her knee—and her career. With a lateral powered by the MAKO robot, she’s back on the podium at 41.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone shares what Vonn’s comeback teaches all of us.

📖 Read the full story at https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/lindsey-vonn-comeback

Lindsey Vonn's return to champion-level skiing rewrites the book on what is possible for athletes with arthritis. Here's what we can learn.

10/19/2025

“How often should we inject joints?” 💉
“Can the results last longer?”
“Are there better ingredients to add?”

These are the questions driving today’s joint injection research. In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone explores how lubrication and biologic science are reshaping the future of joint health.

📖 Read the blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/lubrication-injections

Joint injections are evolving. Learn how new biologic combinations can lubricate and rejuvenate aging joints.

10/17/2025

At the 2025 International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society World Congress in Boston, Kevin R. Stone, MD joined Deepak Goyal, MS ORTHO, DNB ORTHO, Secretary General of ICRS and founder of the Indian Cartilage Society, in a collegial debate on “The Need for Adjunctive Treatments – Is More, Less?”

The session explored a key question: Can we improve long-term surgical outcomes by combining surgery with biologic therapies?

While Dr. Goyal was tasked to argue that surgery alone can be sufficient for cartilage repair, Dr. Stone presented data showing the value of treating the entire joint—not just the lesion. Drawing on Stone Research Foundation’s clinical research, Dr. Stone demonstrated how adjunctive biologic treatments such as hyaluronic acid (HA), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and other growth factors enhance surgical outcomes and extend pain relief for up to 12 months by providing:

✅ Biological and biomechanical support
✅ Joint lubrication
✅ Immunomodulation
✅ Inflammation reduction
❓ Possible regeneration

🎥 Watch the debate recording to see how Dr. Stone won his debate by establishing that an integrative approach can help patients reduce pain, increase activity, and improve overall quality of life. https://youtu.be/ltqi62bosDY

ICRS 2025 World Congress | Boston, MAMini Battle Debate Topic: "The Need for Adjunctive Treatments – Is More, Less?"At the 2025 ICRS World Congress, Kevin R....

10/12/2025

Fusions relieve pain—but at a cost.
They restrict motion, distort gait, and guarantee future problems in nearby joints.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone explains why fusion represents a failure of orthopaedic progress—and how biologic repair offers a path that preserves motion instead of eliminating it.

📖 🔗 Read the blog at: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/fusion-failure

Fusing one bone to another always means a loss of motion. It is done to relieve pain. But there is a considerable cost.

10/05/2025

Are “overuse injuries” in youth sports misunderstood? 🤔

Sore elbows in pitchers ⚾️. Jumper’s knee in basketball 🏀. These injuries are often blamed on repetition alone. But Dr. Stone explains why most begin with tissue damage—and how smarter treatment can speed recovery. Find out how.

🔗 Read the blog here: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/overuse-injuries-young-athletes

Overuse is blamed for all kinds of injuries, especially in youth sports. Do such injuries even exist?

10/01/2025

Join Dr. Stone and Dr. Mani Vessal for the Stone Research Foundation’s Annual Update webinar: "Play Forever: Accelerating Healing – Treating, Preventing, and Curing Arthritis"

Get an inside look at leading-edge regenerative therapies 🔬🧬 in development—poised to reshape orthopaedics and change the future of arthritis care.

🗓 Wednesday, October 8
🕐 1–2 PM PST
💻 Live on Zoom

👉 Register here to secure your spot: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/yxiGYPVKRvCoG5HyO4pJeQ

09/28/2025

Orthopaedic care no longer has to be “remove and replace.” We’ve entered the Anabolic Era—where tissues can be repaired, regenerated, or replaced with biologic or bionic solutions.

In this week’s blog, Dr. Stone breaks down how these strategies apply to the meniscus, ACL, and cartilage—and what the latest science means for athletes and patients.

🔗 Read the blog: https://mailchi.mp/stoneclinic.com/repair-regenerate-replace

Meniscus, ACL, and cartilage injuries demand tough choices. This guide explains today’s best options for healing, preserving, and replacing tissue.