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People are getting costly stem cell injections for knee osteoarthritis, but we don't know if they work
More than 500 million people around the world live with osteoarthritis. The knee is affected more often than any other joint, with symptoms (such as pain, stiffness and reduced movement) affecting ...
Orthopedic non-invasive stem cell therapy regenerates damaged tissue rather than just improving symptoms. Autologous stem cell therapy uses cells from your own body, minimizing rejection risks.
A single injection of a new, off-the-shelf stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis significantly improved pain and function for up to 12 months in 75% of participants involved in a clinical trial.
Two sisters with chronic back pain joined an Oklahoma stem cell trial. Both found lasting relief, raising hopes for an ...
1 Sports Orthopedic Research Center–Copenhagen (SORC-C), Arthroscopic Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark Objective To ...
As head team physician for the New York Giants, I routinely have athletes asking about supposed ‘breakthrough’ stem cell ...
First patient gets stem cell injection in brain for possible stroke treatment. Nov. 17, 2010— -- U.K. doctors injected fetal stem cells into the brain of a male stroke patient this week, opening ...
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