Stem Cell treatments – still no correlation between costs and efficacy

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PAUCITY OF EVIDENCE PLAGUES STEM CELL CLINICS (Orthopedics This Week)
Centers claiming to offer successful treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee are proliferating in the United States even though existing evidence fails to justify their rapid rate of growth.
The centers are claiming an 80 percent success rate in treating knee pain.
Costs to treat OA of the knee at these centers ranged from $1,150 to $12,000, with an average of $5,000 per injection, according to the investigators.
“Our role as orthopedic surgeons is to provide accurate, credible information on treatment options to ou...

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