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Will a Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injection help with my knee arthritis?
Source: Healthydebate
Platelet Rich Plasma – or PRP – can provide pain relief to some patients.
Adult Stem Cells for Bone Regeneration and Repair
Source: Frontiers
The regeneration of bone fractures, resulting from trauma, osteoporosis or tumors, is a major problem in our super-aging society.
40 Pro Athletes Who Have Had Stem Cell Treatments
Source: Bioinformant
More and more athletes are turning to stem cell treatments, because the pressure to get back on the field is high and access to these experimental therapies is continuing to increase.
Standards needed for orthobiologic use in fractures
Source: Healio
Some factors related to the patient or surgery, including inadequate blood flow and fracture stability, can result in fracture nonunion. However, literature shows most of these traumatic fractures promptly heal after surgical treatment. For those that do not, sources told Orthopedics Today the use of orthobiologics may provide a needed boost in healing.
Bone marrow aspirate concentrate after rotator cuff repair improved tendon quality
Source: Healio
Results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting showed improved tendon quality at 1 year among patients who received bone marrow aspirate concentrate injection at the time of rotator cuff repair.
Tendon-derived stem cells from the long head of the biceps tendon
Source: Bone & Joint Research
The long head of the biceps (LHB) is often resected in shoulder surgery and could therefore serve as a cell source for tissue engineering approaches in the shoulder. However, whether it represents a suitable cell source for regenerative approaches, both in the inflamed and non-inflamed states, remains unclear. In the present study, inflamed and native human LHBs were comparatively characterized for features of regeneration.
Upton getting PRP treatment for knee injury
Source: MLB News
Angels outfielder Justin Upton traveled back to Anaheim on Thursday to receive a platelet-rich plasma injection, according to manager Brad Ausmus.
