Restoring Mobility to a Physician with Knee Arthritis using Stem Cells

AL is a 61 year old physician who had knee surgery while in medical school with increasing knee pain over the past few years. His prior knee surgery had removed the better part of the inside (medial) meniscus, leaving no protection for that joint cartilage. His MRI showed arthritis on the inside of the knee and a…read more

The Impact of Age on Joint Replacement Complications

How does age effect the rate of knee replacement complications? A recent study sought to answer this question by tracking the number of serious complications following a joint replacement. In this case, the study authors looked at second joint replacements, which take much longer to perform than first joint replacements. The authors found that death due…read more

Knee and Hip Replacements and Wear Particles: More Data

A doctor reviews the research showing that knee and hip replacement joints may release toxic wear particles that can cause side effects.

Another Stem Cell Knee Arthritis Success in an Avid Skier

PM is 55 year old family physician from Canada and a very avid Canadian skier. When he was seen by our clinic in April of 2010, he had moderate loss of cartilage under his knee caps from too many years of skiing the bumps. He also had ongoing nerve issues in his low back as…read more

Heavier Patients with Metabolic Syndrome Have Worse Hip and Knee Replacement Outcomes

Metabolic syndrome is a very important diagnosis that has only been uncovered in the last 5 years or so, despite a large proportion of Americans suffering from this problem. The syndrome starts with a diet too full of sugar carbohydrates (which includes bread, pasta, sweets, sweet drinks-including “natural” fruit juices), too little exercise, too little sleep,…read more

Is previous knee arthroscopy realted to a worse outcome after total knee replacement?

A doctor discuses research suggesting that patients with a prior knee surgery have more complications with knee replacement surgery and an increased likelihood of needing a second knee replacement soon after the first surgery.

A Tale of Two Patients: Knee Replacement Surgery vs Stem Cell Injections

A doctor discusses how two friends fared with one choosing knee replacement surgery and the other choosing stem cell injections for knee arthritis.

Patient Outcomes

A doctor discusses the results of patients who have used their own adult stem cells to help avoid orthopedic surgery.