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Being Honest with Patients about Stem Cells for Knee Arthritis

We’ve been treating knees with stem cells for 6 years, so we have more knowledge about where they work and don’t work than any other clinic in the United States. We’ve seen many clinics popping up using adipose derived stem cells (which the research shows aren’t as effective as bone marrow cells for orthopedics) and have observed that many…read more

Why Back Surgery Backfires

A physician explains why back surgery often fails.

Can Stem Cells heal a Retracted Rotator Cuff Tear?

Can a retracted rotator cuff tear stem cell injection work?  While we have treated many partial rotator cuff tears with stem cells, we haven’t traditionally treated complete, retracted rotator cuff tears with stem cell injections. This was  due to our concerns that the two ends of the tendon or muscle would need to be surgically pulled together…read more

Further Analysis of Regenexx-C Data

We’ve been re-analyzing Regenexx-C data for a scientific publication and came across some interesting observations. We’ve traditionally reported that hip arthritis patients tended to respond less often than knee arthritis patients to our cultured stem cell injections. However, when we take out patients with the bone disease avascular necrosis (AVN, also called osteonecrosis), a different picture emerges.…read more

The Regenexx Difference: A Cell Biology Practice with a Lab and Research Program

A physician discusses research on stem cell injections.

Stem Cell Mythbusters: Ads for Adipose Stem Cells in Joint Repair

Fat stem cell arthritis cure?  Stem Cell Mythbusters visits some recent web-based marketing material foucused on adipose stem cells for joint repair (knee, hip, ankle, shoulder arthritis) and found by one of my partners. Since we’ve treated more human joints with stem cells than any other clinic (of which we’re aware) we think we’re in…read more

Top 10 Questions to Ask about Your Orthopedic Stem Cell Therapy

A physicians reviews questions you should be asking clinics that are offering stem cell therapy for the knee, hip, shoulder, or ankle.

Interesting Story on FDA and Stem Cells from Becker’s Orthopedics

Interesting Story on FDA and Stem Cells from Becker's Orthopedics