Stem Cell Knee Replacement Success Rate

Wei what is the success rate for stem cell therapy in arthritis by nathan wei total knee replacement and partial knee replacement posted on october 18 2017 by pwalter october 18 2017.

Stem cell knee replacement success rate.

Given that the stem cell treated. In oa the cartilage covering the ends of the bones starts to deteriorate and wear away. Simultaneous or staged total knee replacement by dr. Less invasive approaches to repairing the damage by way of expanded adult stem cells before moving on to something like knee replacement surgery or some of the other invasive procedure.

Only 65 clinics responded. We have the ability to measure cartilage thickness with ultrasound technology and the results are typically taken around the 6 7 month mark. Why does stem cell therapy not have a 100 success rate. Stem cell therapy could also potentially treat osteoarthritis oa of the knee.

They asked the clinics for information on the cost of the procedure and their success rate. We don t have a lot of controlled trials yet says keith bjork md an orthopedist in amarillo tx who has given stem cell treatments to about 500 patients with knee arthritis in the past 5 years. The success rate for knees alone is around 95 97.