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  • Stem Cells Used To Help Those With Knee Pain

    04/27/2006 9:37:29 PM PDT · by Coleus · 18 replies · 548+ views
    CBS Corporation ^ | 04.26.06 | Dennis Douda
    Some Twin Cities doctors are using stem cells to give relief to people who suffer from chronic pain in their knees. More than one million Americans will have a knee procedure this year to ease chronic pain, but any complications can have a painful cost. One week after minimally invasive surgery, Andrew Gantman's knee is looking good and nearly pain-free. But his orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Joel Boyd said Andrew has a 90 percent chance of developing arthritis in that knee at some point. "You may have patients who go onto arthritis within two to three years versus patients who go...