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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

Dr. Centeno’s Clinical Research on Stem Cells in Orthopedic Medicine

Here’s an article that appeared in a Cord Blood newsletter, thought the blog might find it interesting… Clinical Research on Stem Cells in Orthopedic Medicine Christopher J. Centeno, M.D. Medical Director: Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Colorado USA Knee arthritis is a very common problem, afflicting about 1-2 in 10 Americans and getting more common with a heavier…read more

Hip Stem Cell Injections-Are the Cells Getting where they Need to Go?

Awhile back I blogged on the “blind” hip stem cell injection that a patient with severe hip arthritis had received in a Mexican clinic. Getting stem cells into the hip joint reliably without imaging guidance (fluoroscopy or ultrasound) is like driving your car to the store with black spray paint on the windows-you might make it there…read more

Dr. Centeno and Dr. Hanson Present Stem Cell and Platelet Data at Conferences

Dr. Centeno and Dr. Hanson present stem cell and platelet data at conferences… Dr. Centeno spent the weekend presenting our low back disc stem celldata at the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine conference in Ft. Lauderdale. This included an announcement of a new randomized controlled trial that will begin this summer/fall to further test the technology.  Dr. Hanson…read more

Rats Run to Death develop Knee Arthritis-Who Knew?

Does running cause knee arthritis? The debate over whether running contributes to more or less knee arthritis added an interesting research chapter this week. While the human data seems to show that patients who run have less knee arthritis, the rat data seems to go the other way. In the case of this new study, …read more

Getting Stem cells to turn into Cartilage: A Scientific or Business Breakthrough?

Can stem cells produce cartilage? Some recent headlines have been touting yet another “breakthrough” in cartilage repair. Scientsists working for the drug company Novartis screened mesenchymal stem cells to determine if there was a molecular switch that could turn stem cells into cartilage. They did find one in the small molecule known as kartogenin. While this sounds like quite a breakthrough, it’s really not as…read more

How Big would the FDA have to be to Supervise Physician Stem Cell Use?

The Texas Medical Board ruling that stem cell use is the practice of medicine and not the creation of a new drug has brought up some interesting issues. Continuing along the lines of the cells= drugs discussion, what happens if I turn your cells into drugs? There are certainly bioethical concerns like whether you can use them to save your life-you can’t…read more