The wheel of development in the field of biological medicine and regenerative joint therapy has been accelerating for the past two decades, and will replace most traditional surgical procedures in the field of bones and joints in the future. Just think about how the Internet was born in the late eighties/early nineties and now it has almost completely dominated our lives. Why this change? Regenerative therapy technology has been born and is widely used around the world, which aims to repair and regenerate damaged tissue, and this technology will continue to develop and will work to change the balance in the world of surgery for orthopedics and joints!
Regenerative joint therapy
What is meant here by the development of regenerative joint therapy (biological/biological)? It is the use of fat cells rich in stem cells from the same patient to treat bone and joint problems, and the use of platelet-rich plasma. Also using the latest technology through fat cells rich in stem cells that are grown in the laboratory and other techniques that aim to repair damaged tissue in a specific area of the body.
As the image above shows, when we go back to the year 2000 AD, we see that most bone and joint conditions were treated through surgical procedures, and a small percentage were treated through injections only. In 2015, we see an increase of about 15% in procedures that rely on injections, such as platelet-rich plasma injections for tendon tears, as surgeries to repair tendons have decreased significantly and will continue to decrease. We also see an increase in the number of procedures for injecting fat cells rich in stem cells for joint problems.
It is expected that by 2030, many procedures will rely on direct injection into the damaged site to repair the damage, which will replace many of the surgical procedures that are currently performed.
It must be remembered that most of the previous reasons and principles that determine why surgical procedures are important or mandatory are that the damaged tissue cannot be repaired! The best that can be done is to sew the damaged parts of the tissue together in the hope that it will return and heal, or by cutting it and removing it. Currently, the technology of repairing and regenerating damaged tissue is available and possible, which has begun to cover many of these traditional procedures, and will bring a qualitative shift in the field of orthopedics and joints in the next decade.
Regenerative treatment for bone and joint problems will turn the tables. For example, if injecting platelet-rich plasma accurately into the damaged tendon in the joint works to heal and cure the tendon, then what is the logic of resorting to surgery to repair or suture the tendon? If injecting fat cells rich in autologous stem cells works to regenerate the damaged cartilage, then what is the logic of resorting to surgery to remove it partially or completely?
Therefore, we are working with great focus on using and developing regenerative treatment technology, believing in the principle of "repairing damage is better than replacing it!". We believe that at some point in the near future these traditional surgeries in the field of bones and joints will be viewed as "barbaric" operations, just as open-heart surgery scars are currently viewed in a world where 95% of heart surgeries are performed via catheterization and without surgery!
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