Injectable gel found to help reinforce and resurface joint cartilage

https://newatlas.com ^ | April 12, 2021 | Ben Coxworth - Source: University of Pennsylvania

[moovova]

I could use a squirt or two of that in a several of my joints.

[dware]

I’m curious as to where those stem cells come from.

[ThunderSleeps]

Too late - already done the “total knee replacement” thing. Well, only on one knee. For the other knee...??? This is one trial I’d potentially be willing to sign up for.

[eyeamok]

Maybe it will help fuse all the rocks in my knee back together.

[MHGinTN]

Kerping!

[PMAS]

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[MHGinTN]

Me too! I wonder, does this gel work with a knee where the articulating cartiledge has been removed?

[SJackson]

Similar (the same?) treatment has been available for awhile, Sodium hyaluronate, the salt form of hyaluronic acid. Also used cosmeticly, like botox.

[jimtorr]

According to Wikipedia, sources mentioned do not include the corpses of murdered babies.

[Chickensoup]

Surprisingly, I looked into regerneron for joint treat ment. Even using your own stem cells, one has to take an immunosuppressant indefinitely.

I imagine this is also the case.

[Az Joe]

I have gotten this treatment in each knee at the VA. It was ok but I found the cortoid/steroid shots better.

Last month the when I got another steroid shot they offered me the Hyaluronic Acid program of a shot a week for 5 straight weeks. I told them if my knees didn’t feel better after this shot i would give it a try. So far so good.

[cpdiii]

"The hydrogel is currently being commercialized by spinoff company Forsagen, and is described in a paper that was recently published in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials. Scientists at the University of Delaware are also developing an injectable hyaluronic acid-based hydrogel, which in their case releases pain-killing medication into joints as they're moving."

It this research comes to successful end billions of dollars will be made and victims of degenerative hip and knee disease will be spared major surgery. I hope this is successful.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

About 8 years ago my wife went to a specialist because when she bent a knee it sounded like crushing corn flakes. They injected something under her knee cap and charged us a lot of money. The end result was that when she bent her knee it sounded like crushing corn flakes.

[Ken H]

My dog had her left elbow injected with hyaluronic acid a couple of years ago. It completed eliminated her limp, which was due to elbow dysplasia. She is still walking normally.

[The Great RJ]

I have basically no cartilage in my right knee but have been putting off having a knee replacement since so far I am relatively pain free. However, I have had several cortisone injections and Hyaluronic Acid treatment. The steroid injections had mixed results, a couple really helped but others basically did nothing. The Hyaluronic Acid did nothing for me. I would be willing to try this new treatment.

[magna carta]

After getting that surgery can you jog at all?

[magna carta]

My GSD is gonna love this news

[Faith65]

bkmk

[bgill]

Guessing this stuff is similar to rooster comb injections. Those didn’t work and neither did the steroid injections. Of course, they wouldn’t since I suspect my problem is an 11 year old torn meniscus which they refuse to fix. About year 8, I finally maneuvered the dislocated patella into place or at least it’s not floating around anymore.