Stem cells injected to treat thumb arthritis

A doctor discusses a surgical alternative to surgery for blackberry thumb, texting thumb, or thumb or wrist arthritis. Rather than surgery, the patient's own stem cells are injected into the joint, with very limited downtime or splinting.

Removing the Trapezium Bone to Help Thumb Arthritis?

A doctor discusses how removing the trapezium bone to help thumb arthritis may be a bad idea.

Making the Grade…

Like any procedure, the Regenexx-C procedure works better in some patients than in others.  We have always provided prospective grading of candidacy.  What does this mean?  It means that we obtain basic information about the patient and ask to review films to determine the severity of their disease.  We compare that severity to our clinical…read more

Alternative to Thumb Surgery

A doctor describes how thumb arthritis was treated with stem cells instead of surgery.