Can Stem Cells help a Patient with Severe Ankle Arthritis and Chronic Ligament/Tendon Injuries?

Can stem cells help a patient with not only ankle arthritis, but also multiple bad ligaments and tendons? KS was a 47 year old woman with very severe ankle arthritis when she was first seen by our clinic in November of 2010. She had a 30 year history of bilateral ankle pain due to soccer injuries at a young…read more

Achilles Tendon PRP Injection: Open Surgery or an Injection?

Can an Achilles tendon PRP injection trump surgery? SD is a 55 year old woman who found herself in the worst possible place with an Achilles tendon tear. Unlike most torn Achilles tendons that snap and retract back like broken rubber bands, hers became shredded but didn’t snap. This meant that it had many good sized tears…read more

AVN Talus Stem Cell Treatment

Can an ankle talus bone with avascular necrosis (also known as osteonecrosis) be treated with stem cells without surgery?  What would be involved in an AVN talus stem cell treatment?  We have treated AVN of the hip since 2006 with stem cell injections directly into the bone. It’s actually a procedure that’s been performed since…read more

Can Stem Cells help a College Track Athlete with Ankle Arthritis return to Competition?

KW is a 21 year old college level elite track athlete who sought our help in May of 2011 and had very positive results in our care.  As doctors we can only continue to finetune our procedures through research and hope for these kind of results.  Obviously not all Regenexx patients can expect these results from ankle…read more

Update on a Stem Cell Treatment for Severe Traumatic Ankle Arthritis

CB was a 39 year old woman seen last summer with a three year history of ankle pain that was getting worse. When her pain was at it’s worst, it was a 7/10. This all began in 2008 when she was in a potentially catastrophic car crash where she sustained a tib-fib fracture that required…read more

An Ankle that Didn’t Respond Permanently

LB was a 51 year old woman and avid walker when she was first evaluated by us in August of 2010. At that point she was walking with a limp due to a three year history of ankle pain and using a hiking pole to get by. Her ankle was severely degenerated especially in the sub-talar joint…read more

How Important is it for Athletes to Fix Lax Ankle Ligaments after a Sprain?

Loose ankles? We’re often told that after an ankle sprain, we should just let it heal. Even after they heal, is the laxity caused by these stretched out ligaments causing more problems? What effects do loose ankles have in athletes? A recent study sought to answer this question by looking at 86 volunteers at a military academy…read more

A Patient Who Didn’t Do as Well…

Regenexx treatment failures?  While it’s always great to hear about patients who did really well with stem cell injections, to promote transparency, it’s also helpful to hear about those who failed the therapy we provide. Case in point is EJ, a patient from Wyoming with severe ankle arthritis. The patient had undergone several prior ankle…read more