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Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 1 9:12am | Replies (623)
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@cobweb

My surgeon said not to do stem cells and i can see why. It worked and if the word gets out they lose their practice. I called my surgeon and told him to find another line of work. Ask yourself, why would a Dr tell you it works? Unless he is planning to retiree.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Apr 1, 2019

@cobweb It may depend on the patient. I tried to get into a Mayo Clinic clinical trial for stem cell therapy for knees but didn't qualify due to age. From what I have read, stem cell therapy/treatment for knees cannot regenerate cartilage if their is none there and I don't think it can regenerate bone tissue either - but I have no medical training or background and it's just gleaned through reading everything I can get my hands on. Here's some food for thought.

Stem Cell Treatments For Arthritic Knees Are Unproven, Expensive, And Potentially Dangerous
-- https://www.acsh.org/news/2019/02/08/stem-cell-treatments-arthritic-knees-are-unproven-expensive-and-potentially-dangerous-13798

But if I had the opportunity and the money my choice of places to go would be Mayo Clinic.

Mayo Clinic uses stem cell therapy to treat arthritis in knee
-- http://medprofvideos.mayoclinic.org/videos/mayo-clinic-uses-stem-cell-therapy-to-treat-arthritis-in-knee

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