Treating Ankle Arthritis with Stem Cells

CB is a 40 yo woman who injured her ankle in a car crash 3 years ago and was left with chronic and high level constant ankle pain. She was first evaluated by our clinic in July of this year. In the crash, she fractured her tibia and fibula which required immediate surgery. A second surgery…read more

Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Stem Cells

LZ is a 43 year old woman with rheumatoid arthritis who was evaluated by us last year with a history of debilitating right foot pain and rheumatoid arthritis. She originally sought us out because she wanted a foot and ankle surgery alternative. Imaging and exam demonstrated that she had severe arthritis in the talonavicular joint of the foot.…read more

Treating Ankle Arthritis with Stem Cells

JM is a 41 year old WM from Europe who was seen in our Colorado clinic in July of last year seeking an ankle surgery alternative. His initial injury was a fracture of the talus bone (one of the major structural bones that makes up the big ankle joint). This fracture eventually lead to significant…read more

Dancers with an Achilles Tendonitis have Altered Movements

Dancers can develop many problems, not the least of which is with the Achilles tendon. Achilles tendonopathy (also known as tendonosis) means that the big tendon at the back of the heel has been slightly damaged or is getting over worked. While most thought that the only effect of this problem for the dancer was pain at back…read more

Dr. Hanson Speaking on Stem Cells at National Foot/Ankle Surgery Course

Dr. Hanson will be speaking in Washington, D.C, presenting pre-publication data on the use of stem cell injections for ankle injuries such as osteochondral defects with and without chronic ligament laxity at the Tornier National Foot/Ankle Forum on June 17th and 18th. He will be presenting the data with orthopedic surgeon, Mitch Sheinkop, M.D. from…read more

Update on the Rock Climber who had Failed PRP Achilles Tendon Injections

A physician describes how a rock climber is avoiding Achilles Tendon surgery by getting his back fixed with injections of his own blood platelets.

Ankle AVN and Stem Cells: Only Halfway Toward the Finish Line

FB is a middle aged businessman who injured his ankle in a running related fall about 12 years ago. The ankle talus bone was fractured, so his doctors placed him into a cast. He saw many doctors as he had continued pain and then in 2006, he received the diagnosis of AVN of the ankle (also…read more

Split Ankle Tendon Stem Cell Injections help Patient Avoid Surgery

A physician reviews the case of a patient who had failed an ankle ligament surgery and had a split ankle tendon treated with injection of her own stem cells.