This video features a 6-month post-procedure check-in shared by Dr. Don Buford at Texas Orthobiologics, focusing on a patient who used cellular therapy as a non-surgical option for knee arthritis.
Key Highlights:
- The Treatment: The patient underwent a comprehensive bone marrow stem cell procedure. Dr. Buford performed both intraosseous (directly into the bone tissue) and intra-articular (into the joint space) injections utilizing cells harvested from her own iliac crest (hip bone).
- Results at 6 Months:
- Improved Mobility: The patient describes her daily knee joint movement as "tremendously different and better."
- Pain Reduction: Before the procedure, the patient suffered from debilitating pain that made it difficult to walk and regularly woke her up during the night. Six months later, she reports that she no longer experiences that kind of severe, disruptive pain at all.
- Overall Improvement: She estimates that her knee is 80% to 85% better overall compared to how it felt before the injections.
Questions about this treatment
- What treatment is featured in this knee arthritis patient story?
- The patient underwent a bone marrow stem cell procedure using cells harvested from her own iliac crest, with both intraosseous and intra-articular injections.
- How long after treatment was the patient evaluated?
- The video features a six-month post-procedure check-in.
- How much improvement did the patient report after six months?
- The patient reported that her knee felt tremendously different and better and estimated that it was approximately 80% to 85% better overall compared with before the injections.
- What symptoms did the patient report before treatment?
- Before the procedure, the patient described debilitating knee pain that made walking difficult and regularly woke her during the night. At the six-month follow-up, she reported that she no longer experienced that same severe disruptive pain.
- Who provides the treatment featured in this patient story?
- The patient story is shared by Don Buford, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and regenerative medicine at Texas Orthobiologics 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.
