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Is Stem Cell Therapy An Effective Treatment For Arthritis?
Question: what do you think of stem cell injections as a alternative to total knee replacement by surgery?
Brief Answer:
Can delay the need of surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
stem cells injections in the knee arthritic cartilage are supposed to treat the arthritis in addition to producing tissue to heal the defect in the cartilage. Ideally these should provide a complete pain relief in few weeks and make the cartilage as smooth as new. But the therapy is still under research and the success rate of such injections is not completely known. You can try the injections for pain relief and to delay the knee replacement.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Can delay the need of surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
stem cells injections in the knee arthritic cartilage are supposed to treat the arthritis in addition to producing tissue to heal the defect in the cartilage. Ideally these should provide a complete pain relief in few weeks and make the cartilage as smooth as new. But the therapy is still under research and the success rate of such injections is not completely known. You can try the injections for pain relief and to delay the knee replacement.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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