BioCartilage is a new product that is revolutionizing the surgical repair of osteochondral lesions. With BioCartilage, the ankle joint heals stronger and more quickly than with traditional methods, reducing the chance of re-injury.
As a state-of-the-art treatment for cartilage damage, BioCartliage is a substance that has been developed from donor cartilage to contain the essential components of joint cartilage, including natural growth factors that stimulate growth and healing in the cartilaginous cells.
Dr. Bob Baravaria DPM, FACFAS is a Board-Certified Podiatric Foot and Ankle Specialist. He is an assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine and serves as Director of University Foot and Ankle Institute.
Dr. Baravarian has been involved in athletics his entire life and played competitive tennis in high school and college. He has an interest in sports medicine, arthritis therapy, and trauma/reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. He is also fluent in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Farsi, and Hebrew),