Osteoarthritis patients getting FAILED by big toe cartilage implants

December 19, 2023

OA implants being pushed on patients... and then FAILING!

You’ve lived life to the FULLEST… and you’ve got ZERO regrets. 

But you haven’t always taken it EASY on your body…

And now, after DECADES of abuse… you’re really feeling it. 

Your joints are WORN OUT…

And the aches and pains are coming through LOUD and CLEAR. 

It’s more than what you’d expect from “normal” aging…

And your doc has told you that you’ve got the “wear and tear” form of arthritis, a.k.a. osteoarthritis. 

For some, it strikes the knees… others, the ankles… and still others, the hips. 

But some OA patients experience it in their big toe – where cartilage literally DEGENERATES.

Now, you can guess what happens next…

Because it’s just another chapter in the mainstream medical playbook. 

You know, the one that gets older folks to REPLACE worn-out joints… instead of SUPPORTING joint health…

And REBUILDING their cushioning naturally!

Turns out, too many OA patients were given an implant with a HIGH failure rate – but that’s not exactly the ENTIRE story. 

Because it appears as though this implant was actually DOOMED from the start…

And, according to a rash of recent lawsuits, was LESS likely to succeed than the patients were led to believe. 

So, it wasn’t just a matter of “if” the implant would flop… but WHEN!

Fortunately, there are plenty of ways of addressing OA naturally… WITHOUT committing to an implant or joint replacement. 

I’ll share those with you in a moment… but first, here’s what you need to know about the dangers of this toe arthritis “snow job!”

The toe implant is called Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant… and it’s meant to replace lost cartilage in the big toe as a result of OA.

Cartilage loss anywhere can be PAINFUL… as you lose crucial CUSHIONING that normally keeps your joints comfortable…

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But in the big toe, it can be downright DISABLING. 

Without sufficient cartilage, taking even a simple walk… or even standing still… can become an EXCRUCIATING task. 

And prior to Cartiva’s FDA approval in 2016, most mainstream docs didn’t know what to do… other than to FUSE the bones of the big toe together. 

Of course, that wasn’t ideal, because it LIMITED patients’ mobility…

So you can imagine the excitement at the prospect of REGAINING the cartilage you’d lost… and RECLAIMING an active lifestyle. 

Unfortunately, patients didn’t expect how often the implants would end up NOT WORKING…

Including situations when they SUNK into the bone tissue… became LOOSE… and needed to be REMOVED. 

Plus, all the PAIN that patients reported after the synthetic cartilage was implanted in their toe. 

Thing is, some experts KNEW that Cartiva could be too good to be true… and from the start. 

As one chemical engineering professor from Northeastern University told Reuters back in 2016, “Nobody knows how long this hydrogel will last”… referring to the water-based material that the implant’s materials are made out of. 

Listen, I love the notion of foot docs trying SOMETHING ELSE before jumping right to big toe fusion surgery…

But it looks like this implant ain’t it. 

And frankly, they rarely are. 

First, make sure you AVOID drugs that contribute to the DEGRADATION of cartilage… namely, NSAID painkillers like COX-2 inhibitors. 

The irony is that those drugs are often what get prescribed to OA patients to relieve their discomfort… but they’re only EXACERBATING the underlying cause of their arthritis pain!

Second, try following my “ABCs” of joint health, with a daily dose of 400 to 500 mg of each of the following supplements:

  • Ashwagandha
  • Boswellia
  • Curcumin

These ancient, natural supplements offer a botanical boon to those with OA… especially when taken together. 

They’re easy to find at your local health food store…

And you can choose a joint support supplement that contains two or more of these ingredients in a single formula, if you want to reduce the number of capsules you’re swallowing. 

For better health,

Dr. Marc S. Micozzi, M.D., Ph.D.

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