A breakthrough treatment for arthritis using stem cells derived from
body fat could see the end of years of pain for millions of sufferers.
The patients suffering from the so far incurable condition may feel the benefit within two weeks and, if used early enough, could avoid the need for joint replacement operations, scientists behind the new technique claim.
The patients suffering from the so far incurable condition may feel the benefit within two weeks and, if used early enough, could avoid the need for joint replacement operations, scientists behind the new technique claim.
Studies have shown that the fat-derived stem cell therapy has
been startlingly successful in the treatment of osteoarthritis in pets
and it is now being used on humans.
Doctors treat the joint and
tendon disease by injecting the stem cells into the affected area,
replacing lost or damaged cells.
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