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ACL Surgery Alternative: New Regenexx-ACL Video
Is getting an ACL surgery a good idea? Should you be looking for an ACL surgery alternative instead? Explaining difficult topics to patients in simple ways and helping them navigate through all of the truths and untruths out there is always a challenge. We have tried to do this through a series of fun and educational…read more
Avoid ACL Surgery: More Evidence of ACL Healing on MRI without Surgery
Can you avoid ACL surgery by using your own stem cells to heal your knee? I’ve blogged many times before about our new technology whereby we perform an exacting injection of the patient’s own stem cells directly into the torn knee ACL ligament. When we first began this type of therapy, we figured that only…read more
Another Shortened ACL Repair Recovery Time
Given the nature of the surgery, is a shortened ACL repair recovery time possible? First somebody surgically removes the torn ACL and then drills holes in the bone to anchor a replacement ACL (so there is really no repair). You then spend about a month on crutches and then begin a long and protracted rehab…read more
Regenexx Network Provider in Philly Featured in Golf Magazine
Dr. Brian Shiple of our Regenexx provider network was just featured in Golf Styles magazine. Brian was able to keep the editor’s daughter away from ACL surgery by using the Regenexx-ACL procedure. Congrats to Brian! Link to article is here.
ACL Surgery or Not? That tis the Question…
ACL surgery or not? A little Shakespeare this morning on an important issue. Over the past few years we’ve seen MRI evidence of knee ACL healing with stem cell treatment. I’ve blogged on some of these knee ACL images showing improvements with just an injection of stem cells rather than surgery. Yesterday Dr. Schultz showed…read more
Can Knee ACL Ligament Tear Be Healed With Stem Cells? We Report Promising Research
Knee ACL Ligament Tear Treatment Using Adult Stem Cells At the AMSSM (American Medical Society of Sports Medicine) meeting in San Diego this week, Dr. Ben Newton of the Centeno-Schultz clinic reported on a case series of pre/post MRIs in patients with partial or complete non-retracted knee ACL tears treated with stem cells. The ACL…read more
Fat Stem cells: Plastic Surgeons practicing Interventional Orthopedics
We live in strange medical times. I’ve heard from several concerned patients that plastic surgeons have begun injecting various joints with fat stem cells, also called adipose stem cells. Why would I be concerned? Injecting biologics into a joint is not just about injecting “magic” stem cells. First, as an example, blind injections into a knee joint miss the…read more
