https://www.ors.org/brad-estes/
Excerpt from the article:
“CytexOrtho is based in Durham, North Carolina. We founded CytexOrtho to tackle one of the world’s most pervasive and disabling conditions: osteoarthritis. As this audience well knows, osteoarthritis affects nearly one in thirteen people globally, so it’s a big problem. Once patients reach the end stage, joint replacement becomes the only option. That’s ok if you’re sedentary but not ok if you’re 45 and are still active.
Typically, we like to think of osteoarthritis as a disease of the elderly, but the fact is that more than half of those affected are under the age of 65, and they have no good options. They’re caught in limbo, too young for a total joint replacement, yet in too much pain to live normally. Many of these patients end up managing chronic pain for eight or more years before finally undergoing replacement surgery. They deserve better options. At CytexOrtho, our mission from the very beginning has been simple yet bold: we want to preserve and restore the joint, not replace it. To this end, we’re developing regenerative implants that restore the natural structure and function of the joint.”
Read more at https://www.ors.org/brad-estes/