General Practitioners

• Arthritis

Radiologist

• MRI
  Cortical bone near a joint. They can only be seen on certain MRI sequences, appearing as a hazy white area against the background of darker bone.
• Radiology
• X-Rays

Surgeons

• Orthopedics
  Victory Sports Medicine & Orthopedics is very proud to announce that Dr. Pietropaoli performed the first(excluding clinical trial studies), FDA-approved on-label Bridge Enhanced ACL Restoration (BEAR) surgery in the USA. This is a groundbreaking surgery developed by Dr. Martha Murray at Boston Children’s Hospital that restores the patient’s own ACL “keeping their own parts†as opposed to reconstruction.
• Arthroscopy
  Only Treatment Option that Specifically Treats Defects Associated with BML’s (not a “perfect†treatment, but gives us  a “bridge†treatment for “in between†patients who were not going to be helped by arthroscopy alone, but too early for joint replacement.)
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
  A Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement® procedure is a minimally-invasive surgery that targets and fills chronic subchondral bone defects often referred to as Bone Marrow Lesions (BML). The procedure is usually performed along with arthroscopy (“scoping†) of the nearby joint, allowing the surgeon to visualize and treat findings inside the joint. Benefits include...
• Joint Replacement
• Arthroscopy
• Knee Replacement
  Watch the video of Dr. Marc Pietropaoli discussing Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement® during a segment on Bridge Street (Channel 9 WSYR).

Dermatologists

• Cyst
• Lesions
  Subchondral bone defects are often referred to as Bone marrow lesions (sometimes called Bone Marrow Edema, or BME), which are are small defects typically found in subchondral bone, the region below the

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  We are very impressed with the whole experience we recieved from initial contact with Dr.P to the post op care, and even now when we are back in Canada still recieving support for our son. The BEAR procedure is cutting edge medicine and we are yet to see how successful the the technology is but we are all definitely impressed with the level of care we recieved. Would definitely recommend. Victory Sports Medicine & Team! Dr. P is very patient and knowledgable and will take time to explain things. Lauren, Dr.P's physiotherapist is sooooo nice and so informative. She will reply to me over a text message whenever I have a question or a concern. Very impressed with everything and most importantly, my 13 year old son is now aspires to be a sports medicine doctor! Thank you Victory Sports Medicine & Orthapedics!
• Physical Therapy
  John Turose, of Sennett, New York, was the first patient in the Rochester-Syracuse area to undergo a Knee Repair, Not Knee Replacement® procedure, which was done on an outpatient basis at the Camillus Surgery Center in June of 2014 performed by Dr. Pietropaoli. When interviewed at just three months post-surgery, Turose said he feels better than he has in years. He’s committed to his physical therapy workouts – which include squats and repetiti