sports medicine clinic industry healthcare orthopaedics founded san francisco ca u.s. 1988 founder kevin r. stone md headquarters san francisco ca u.s. area served worldwide divisions orthopaedic medicine physical therapy radiology website http www.stoneclinic.com the stone clinic is a sports medicine clinic in san francisco california offering orthopaedic surgery and medical care physical therapy and rehabilitation and radiology imaging services . the stone clinic was founded by kevin r. stone m.d. an orthopaedic surgeon combining himself with a team of nurses physical therapists imaging specialists and patient coordinators in 1988 to focus on caring for injured athletes and people experiencing arthritis pain . 1 the stone clinic is founded on the goal of rehabilitating all patients to an operating level higher than before they were injured . the stone clinic specializes in sports medicine and injury treatment of knee shoulder and ankle joints . stone has lectured and is recognized internationally as an authority on cartilage and meniscal growth replacement and repair . stone and the stone clinic are known for the development of the paste grafting surgical technique in 1991 combined with meniscus replacement which are biologic joint replacement procedures for the regeneration of the knee joint . 2 surgical procedures were subjected to rigorous outcomes analysis with the results reported in peer reviewed journals . the surgical techniques have been taught to surgeons in the us and worldwide through lectures and videos . 3 nursing students medical students residents fellows and other physicians from various institutions around the world rotate through the stone clinic and mentor with stone . the stone clinic hosts the annual meniscus transplantation study group meeting as well as the annual professional women athlete s career conference . 1 references edit a b taylor jim 2003 . comprehensive sports injury management . p. 251 nov. & dec. 2006 aarp . july 2006 men s journal . p59 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the stone clinic & oldid 743703434 categories clinicshealthcare in san franciscohidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 20 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view