This video highlights a clinical follow-up shared by Dr. Don Buford at Texas Orthobiologics, focusing on a patient who treated arthritis in both knees using advanced cellular therapy to avoid knee replacement surgery.
Key Highlights:
- The Treatment: The patient received a comprehensive bone marrow stem cell procedure using a dual-target approach: intra-articularly (inside the joint space) and intraosseously (directly into the bone). At the time of this check-in, she is two months post-op on her left knee and three months post-op on her right knee.
- Baseline Symptoms: Before undergoing the injections, she regularly suffered from sudden pinching, grabbing pains, and a distressing feeling of instability where her knees felt like they were going to give out—especially when she tried to climb stairs.
- The Ultimate Mobility Test: The patient recently returned from an extensive vacation to Italy, traveling through Rome, Florence, and Venice. Navigating multi-level art museums filled with flights of stairs, she was walking between 15,000 to 20,000 steps every day.
- Results: She reports that over the last three to four weeks, her structural pain and instability have vanished. Despite the heavy demands of her trip, her knees never once felt like they were pinching or giving out.
Questions about this treatment
- What condition is featured in this patient success story?
- The patient success story focuses on arthritis affecting both knees, with symptoms including pinching and grabbing pain and a feeling of knee instability.
- What treatment did the patient receive for knee arthritis?
- The patient underwent a bone marrow stem cell procedure using a dual-target approach, with treatment delivered both intra-articularly inside the knee joint and intraosseously directly into the bone.
- How long after treatment was the patient when she reported improvement?
- At the time of the clinical follow-up, the patient was approximately two months after treatment on her left knee and three months after treatment on her right knee.
- What improvements did the patient report?
- The patient reported that her structural knee pain and instability had disappeared over the preceding three to four weeks. During a trip to Italy, she was able to walk approximately 15,000 to 20,000 steps per day and navigate multiple flights of stairs without the previous pinching or giving-out sensation.
- Who provides bone marrow stem cell treatment at Texas Orthobiologics?
- Bone marrow-based orthobiologic treatments are provided by Don Buford, MD and the Texas Orthobiologics team in Dallas, Texas.
Every patient is different, and a video is not a promise of the same result. If you want to know whether an orthobiologic or surgical option fits your own injury, that starts with an exam and imaging — not a video.
