Bone Stem Cell Injections

Non- fetal Bone marrow Stem Cells

These Stem cells come from the patient’s own hip bone (not from Fetal Tissue ). By taking the stem cells from your own hip bone, we avoid all the ethical controversy and end up with a natural system to help improve and heal tissue.

The cancellous bone of the iliac crest hip bone has 80% bone marrow.

Our Bone marrow contains stem cells. One type of stem cell in our hip bone is mesenchymal stem cells. These immature cells have the ability to become tissue like cartilage, bone and ligaments.

Procedure

Bone marrow aspiration started in 1970. The procedure is done in our clinic. The hip area is injected with a local numbing medicine. Marrow is then collected from the iliac crest of the hip under ultrasound guidance. This marrow aspirate is separated in our office centrifuge, to obtain stem cells. The stem cells are then injected into the joint under direct ultrasound guidance. The procedure takes about 45 minutes in total.

What do we treat?

We are now using stem cells to treat osteoarthritis in all the joints in the body

Before the injection

Patients should be off over the counter medicine such as: , ibuprofen, naprosyn and steroids for 2 weeks before the procedure, baby Aspirin 81mg is ok to take

After the stem cell injection

You will have relative rest for 1-2 days, then start or restart a physical therapy program targeted at your area of injection