Stem cells and Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy are injection techniques that can accelerate the body’s own inflammatory response to repair the labral damage. Relatively speaking, stem cell injections are relatively new and not commonly used in the shoulder, although the discovery of stem cell treatment dates back to 1981. I have Xrays and a MRI that was done recently.
But treating the whole shoulder capsule, we can not only repair the labrum, but we can also protect it from damage and shoulder instability caused by compromised shoulder structures, such as ligaments and tendons. This was a controlled 10-year study of rotator cuff repair in which the doctors repaired rotator cuffs in 90 patients.
Traditional options for patients suffering from these conditions include arthroscopic shoulder surgery to repair tears, or shoulder joint replacement. With both surgeries, months of rehab are required, and the patient must be aware of and prepared to take on the risks. But sometimes, those treatments come without scientific evidence to support how well they work.
Stem cells treatments are booming, with procedures for knee arthritis especially popular. That is what I want to learn more about. I heard of a stem cell treatment for certain shoulder problems but I do not know if the treatment is used for rotator cuff tears. Biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair with mesenchymal stem cells during arthroscopy improves healing and prevents further tears: a case-controlled study. Houston, Texas, surgeon David Lintner, M.D., uses a slurry of stem cells to aid healing after his repair of a torn rotator-cuff. As reported on July 23 by Kyrie O’Connor for Chron (Houston Chronicle), Linter drills holes in his patient’s bone and extracts bone marrow. By treating … I did look at part of the webinar, but I am specifically interested in treatments for the problem I have, a complete rotator cuff tear. Stem cells are special types of cells with the ability to multiply and self-renew.