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Treatments for knee cartilage lesions

As part of the imaging follow-up series on our current patients, this morning I present the before and after MRI’s of CH.  These are axial (saw you in half views) of the knee.  The knee cap is labeled.  The dashed circle in the before image on the left “BEFORE” images show a ragged appearance of…read more

Ankles and Hardware Stores

Great local news story this morning on one of our patients. While we have treated many ankle problems including ligament tears and loss of cartilage, Hal was undeniably the worst.  He had a surgeon attempt a triple arthrodesis (fusing all three main ankle joints) and one of those screws inadvertently blocked an artery that was…read more

Age Management 2.0

A physician discusses the next generation of age management, using stem cells to repair worn out tissue.

Why are we considering the use of other peoples stem cells for treatment?

A doctor discusses the reason why Prochymal and Chondrogen may have had unsucessful clinical trials.

Torn Hip Labrum and Hip Osteoarthritis

A doctor discusses the case results of a patient who had a torn hip labrum treated without surgery by injecting his own stem cells into the tear.

Disc Repair Update

A doctor discusses fixing a bad disc with stem cell injections.

What does the knee meniscus do?

A doctor explains knee meniscus function in terms of stem cell repair of the meniscus.

Adult Stem Cells Now!

Should the FDA stand in the way of millions who could benefit from safe adult stem cell therapy now?