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Ankle Fusion Alternatives? Severe Ankle Arthritis Treated with Regenexx-SD

Are there ankle fusion alternatives that only involve injections without surgery? CB is a 39 year old woman who was in a motor vehicle crash several years ago and was told she needed an ankle fusion. She then searched the internet seeking ankle fusion alternatives and found our clinic. In her car crash, she sustained…read more

Trigger Finger Injection helps Patient Avoid Surgery

Can a trigger finger injection help without surgery? SM is a young elderly woman who is a bus driver. Through the years she developed triggering and catching when she moved her middle fingers. She became unable to flex that finger more than about half way and noticed her fingers locking and catching more in the…read more

Almost 2 Year follow-up of an Cartilage Defect in the Trochlear Groove treated with Stem Cells

Can knee stem cell shots help a patient with a trochlear groove defect?  SP is a 38 year old athletic trainer from California who was first seen by our Colorado clinic in January of 2011. He had injured his right knee while playing soccer. Like anyone, he initially thought the area would heal and tried…read more

Treating a Knee Meniscus Tear with Stem Cells

Can a knee meniscus stem cell procedure repair a meniscus tear? Michael was featured in a prior post based on his healing of a complete ACL tear with just an injection of stem cells and without surgery. At the same time, he also underwent the injection of cells into a meniscus tear. Dr. Hanson just…read more

ACL Tear Stem Cell Treatment…No Surgery

Is there such a  an ACL Tear Stem Cell Treatment? Michael is a 52 year old male with history of a meniscus tear and an ACL tear. He injured his ACL playing basketball and was told that he needed to get the ACL removed and replaced. Not wanting that major surgery and looking for a surgery alternative,…read more

Entrapped Ulnar Nerve Treated through a Needle with Less Recovery Time

DD is a 51 year old athletic woman with a two year history of neck and arm/hand pain. While she had bulging discs in her neck and had Dr. Schultz perform cervical epidurals to help that issue, she continued with pain in the elbow and into her hand. She was diagnosed with ulnar neuropathy (a…read more

Update on Chondrolysis Patient and Stem cells

I blogged on KH about 2 months ago. He’s a 38 year old male with the great misfortune of having the cartilage in his shoulder joint dissolved by a pain pump during a labral repair surgery. The challenge was given the damage done, to put together a shoulder chondrolysis treatment to address the individual components…read more

Stem cells used to Treat a Meniscus Tear

MK is a 52 year old, very active man with a meniscus tear who was seen and treated in December of last year seeking a knee meniscus surgery alternative. He is now 4 months out from using his stem cells to treat his knee meniscus tear (Regenexx-SD). Instead of getting his meniscus cut back through…read more
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