This video features a long-term patient follow-up shared by Dr. Don Buford at Texas Orthobiologics, answering a very common question: How long can a stem cell injection provide relief for knee arthritis?
Key Highlights:
- The Patient's Baseline: Before seeing Dr. Buford, the patient suffered from mid-range knee arthritis (classified as Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2/3). She experienced significant pain and limited mobility. She had previously tried several standard treatments with absolutely no improvement, including multiple MRIs/scans, cortisone (steroid) injections, and a series of four hyaluronic acid (gel) injections.
- The Treatment: Looking for a non-surgical alternative, she chose to undergo a single, in-office bone marrow concentrate (BMC) injection—often referred to as a stem cell injection—utilizing her own cells.
- 4.5 Years of Long-Term Relief: The patient reports that she experienced near-immediate benefits following the procedure. For four and a half years, she enjoyed a dramatically improved quality of life and successfully returned to high-impact activities she loved, such as hiking, weightlifting, and taking multi-mile daily walks with significantly reduced pain.
- Current Status: After four and a half years of continuous relief from that single injection, her arthritic symptoms have recently begun to return. She returned to Dr. Buford's clinic with the hope of repeating the exact same BMC procedure to restart her relief timeline.
Questions about this treatment
- How long did the patient's stem cell injection last for knee arthritis?
- In this patient testimonial, the patient reported approximately four and a half years of continuous relief after a single bone marrow concentrate injection before her arthritic symptoms began to return.
- What type of knee arthritis did the patient have?
- The patient had mid-range knee arthritis classified as Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2/3, with significant pain and limited mobility.
- What treatment did the patient receive?
- The patient chose a single in-office bone marrow concentrate (BMC) injection using her own cells as a non-surgical treatment approach for her knee arthritis.
- What activities was the patient able to return to after the BMC injection?
- The patient reported returning to activities including hiking, weightlifting, and multi-mile daily walks with significantly reduced knee pain.
- Did the patient's knee arthritis symptoms eventually return?
- Yes. After approximately four and a half years of reported relief, the patient's arthritic symptoms had recently begun to return, leading her to return to Texas Orthobiologics to discuss repeating the BMC procedure.
- Can bone marrow concentrate treatment provide long-term relief for knee arthritis?
- This patient testimonial reports 4.5 years of relief after a single BMC injection. Individual treatment response and duration can vary depending on the patient's condition and other clinical factors.
- Who provides BMC and regenerative knee treatments at Texas Orthobiologics?
- Bone marrow concentrate and regenerative medicine 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.
