Innovative new procedure uses sea coral to help people who suffer from knee osteoarthritis

Sea coral (CartiHeal Agili-C) helps with knee osteoarthritis - Dr. Strickland and Dr. Gomoll explain how it works to CBS News New York

CBS News New York’s Jenna DeAngelis got an exclusive look inside the operating room at the Hospital for Special Surgery and spoke with patients about how sea coral is being used to treat those with knee osteoarthritis.

The CBS team spoke  with me and my husband, Dr. Andreas Gomoll as well as two patients who tried out the new procedure.

Check out the CBS video to learn more about sea coral, the CARTIHEAL AGILI-C cartilage repair implant, and the patients using it to get back to doing the things they love. 

(Image created with AI, based on a photo of CARTIHEAL AGILI-C and set against a sea coral background.)