Procedures

Your Orthopaedic Surgeon in Asheville, NC

As an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Kersten is trained to operate on most joints in the body, including the shoulder, knee, elbow, wrist, and ankle. His specialty training (fellowship) included an extra year of education in the shoulder, knee, and elbow surgery. Patients are seen at one of the local Emerge Ortho clinic locations. If Dr. Kersten decides that surgery is your best option, that procedure can be performed at one of the local hospitals, or even a surgery center.

Dr. Kersten would be happy to treat you for any orthopedic condition, especially sports medicine procedures including the following:

Shoulder

Arthroscopic Labral Repair/Capsulorraphy for Dislocations
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Decompression
Arthroscopic and Open Biceps Tenodesis
Superior Capsule Reconstruction
SLAP Repair
Open Latarjet
Shoulder Arthroplasty:
- Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA)
- Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (RTSA)
- Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty
- RTSA for Complex Proximal Humerus Fractures
Acromioclavicular Reconstruction (AC Dislocation)
Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Clavicle & Humerus Fractures

Knee

Arthroscopic Meniscus Surgery, including Repair
ACL Reconstruction
Cartilage Procedures of the Knee, including
- Fresh Allograft Osteochondral Transplantation (allograft OAT)
- Fresh Autograft Osteochondral Transplantation (autograft OAT)
- Autologous Cartilage Implantation (ACI)
- Micro fracture & Abrasion Arthroplasty
- Platelet Rich Plasma Injection
Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction/Patellar Realignment
Patellar Tendon Repair
Quad Tendon Repair
Subchondroplasty, subchondroplasty.com
MCL/LCL/PCL Injuries
Knee Arthroplasty:
- Partial Knee Arthroplasty, Oxford (UKA)
- Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
- Robotic TKA