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Knee vs. Hip Arthritis-Research shows they are Different Diseases

Knee vs. Hip Arthritis – Research shows they are Different Diseases…  We’ve noticed for years that our hip arthritis patients treated with stem cells don’t do quite as well as our knee patients and have commented on this issue. While we’ve seen some great results in treating hip arthritis patients with stem cells, when all…read more

New Research: Failure in 6 out of 10 Surgical Repairs of the Shoulder Rotator Cuff

Last week at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting research was presented which demonstrated that large rotator cuff repairs that were repaired surgically retore at a rate of 57% in a series of 500 patients. The researchers demonstrated that the repairs with the largest tears were more likely to tear again. If the patients made…read more

The Stage is Set for a Texas Size Stem Cell Brawl

A Texas stem cells showdown!  Texas has a great history of going its own way. When I lived there as a Resident at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, I’ll never forget that Texas is the only state where I have lived in that has a nationalistic pride, as if it were its own country.…read more

AAOS Meeting: Stem Cells help Knee Meniscus Repair

Stem cell knee surgery addition helps repair meniscus…  A paper was presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons meeting last week demonstrating that patients receiving a knee stem cell shot after meniscus surgery generally did better than those receiving a placebo. The stem cell patients had less pain two years after their surgery and a few…read more

Does the Site of the Bone Marrow Collection Matter for Stem Cell Function?

We have much respect for the vets at CSU who have been using stem cells in their horses for many years. We’ve also published with Laurie Goodrich (one of their lead researchers) on the bone forming ability of equine versus human stem cells. Laurie’s research team just produced an interesting study on the use of stem cells in equine…read more

Forbes states our “Your Cells=Drugs” Case will have “Monumental Impact”

Regenexx FDA struggle update…  This past week we had our several year struggle with FDA over their “your cells=drugs” policy burst into the national news media. Today the story was picked up by Forbes, who calls the landmark stem cell case “Monumental” for it’s impact in the future of the biotech industry and your future health. The Texas Medical Board also weighed…read more

Saving a Young Man’s Damaged Shoulder with Interventional Orthopedics

Shoulder Chrondolysis Treatment:  KH is a 38 year old male whose shoulder problems began with a labral tear in 2004. He had surgery for the labral tear and they used a pain pump, which dissolved his cartilage (chondrolysis). He ultimately went to see another surgeon who told him he needed a shoulder replacement. When he was first…read more

Building a Network of Quality Physicians using Stem Cells

When we set out to allow our innovative, same day stem cell procedures to be performed by other doctors in the U.S., we wondered how best to teach other physicians and to form a Regenexx network of doctors. Was it best to allow any doctor, regardless of training to perform these precision procedures or would we restrict the Regenexx…read more