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Avoiding hip replacement: How stem cells can treat avascular necrosis
Source: MedicalXpress
A Yale Medicine orthopedic surgeon has developed an innovative procedure that uses a patient's own stem cells to treat a condition that can cause painful hip fractures.
Managing Pain in Orthopedics
Source: Chicago Health
People tend to seek orthopedic care for one root reason: They’re experiencing pain. Whether from an acute sports injury or after enduring years of joint aches and stiffness, orthopedic specialists see people looking for relief. But when should you seek care? How do you figure out the cause of your pain? And what options do you have for treatment?
Research into cartilage stem cell treatments receives $7 million
Source: The National Tribune
Researchers from the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Intelligent Polymer Research Institute are members of a national effort to develop novel cartilage-based stem cell therapies that will revolutionise the treatment of joint diseases, such as osteoarthritis and facial disfigurement.
New solution for stem cell manufacturing
Source: Science Daily
Researchers have developed a unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors, offering the potential for high quality, wide-scale production of stem cells in Australia at a lower cost.
Using Stem Cells to Cure Arthritis and Cartilage Damage
Source: Verywell Health
Stem cells are special cells that have the ability to multiply and develop into different types of tissue. In the developmental stages of a fetus, stem cells are plentiful. However, in adulthood, stem cells are restricted to specific tasks of regenerating a few types of cells, such as blood cells. There are not normally stem cells found in cartilage tissue, and therefore there is little capacity to heal or regrow new cartilage.
Stem cells could repair spinal cord injuries
Source: Drug Target Review
Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, UK and the Institute of Molecular Medicine, Portugal have identified a group of latent stem cells the central nervous system. In their study, which was recently published in Developmental Cell, they tested how these cells respond in healthy mice and those with spinal cord injuries.
Regenerative Medicine: The Body’s Ability to Self-Heal
Source: Baltimore Magazine
Whether you’re an athlete, labor worker, or have a history of orthopedic injury, chronic pain can negatively affect your daily activities, disrupt sleep, and even cause depression. The good news is, there’s an innovative procedure using the body’s own healing powers that can provide long-term pain relief when traditional methods no longer work.
