Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
168 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Is There Any New Treatment For Hip Joint ?

My wife is suffering from AVN of both hips since last 11 years we recently heard of cell regeneration therapy. how much it will useful in thgis case. Is there any new treatment for this ?
posted on Mon, 1 Mar 2010
Twitter Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Answered on
Twitter Wed, 14 Jul 2010 Last reviewed on
Report Abuse
  User's Response
As was explained earlier by one of my fellow orthopaedic surgeons, AVN(oseonecrosis) is addressed with surgical modalities. As far as stem cell therapy is concerned its only in the preliminary stages. In early stages, Core-Decompression may be tried but in advanced stages with OA changes, Total Hip Arthroplasty is the answer, depending on the age of the patient.
I find this answer helpful
  Anonymous's Response
Anonymous's  Response

Generally osteonecrosis does not have any treatment except few surgical modalities. Stem cell therapy/cell regeneration therapy have been newely introduced and are present at the research level. so contacting a institute solely dedicated for this will be more beneficial in clearing your exact doubts.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Orthopedic surgery


Loading Online Doctors....
Is There Any New Treatment For Hip Joint ?

As was explained earlier by one of my fellow orthopaedic surgeons, AVN(oseonecrosis) is addressed with surgical modalities. As far as stem cell therapy is concerned its only in the preliminary stages. In early stages, Core-Decompression may be tried but in advanced stages with OA changes, Total Hip Arthroplasty is the answer, depending on the age of the patient.