stem cell alternative to hip replacement

Posted by rick4rj @rick4rj, Feb 13, 2019

has anyone had any experience with stem cells?

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when i was doing stem cells for knee and back my good friend was having his hip done. It was successful. Regennexx told him they had a 50% success rate with it.

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Hi @rick4rj - Welcome to Connect! It's a great group of caring people here. I haven't had to deal with hip replacement issues - my knees are my weakness. And I just had my second TKR two weeks ago. Also, I haven't had experience with stem cells although an acquaintance of mine did and she seemed guardedly optimistic the last time we spoke. If I could ask a little more about your background, are you in a lot of pain? Is your orthopedist recommending hip replacement? There is a thread on stem cells that might interest you at this address. It's focused on rotator cuffs but still lots of good information:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/stem-cell-therapy-for-rotator-cuff-tears/?pg=2#comment-270117
Also.. a comment about stem cells w/ TKR
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/how-well-is-pain-controlled-after-total-knee-replacement/?pg=2#comment-264815

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