Using the HHS OHRP guidelines for complications reporting, our complications to date have been in the mild to moderate category and rare. This means that either the complication (like transient swelling) required no medical treatment (Mild), or if it did require medical treatment, the treatment was simple (Moderate-like a patient who failed the procedure who ultimately decided to get the knee replacement that he or she was planning before the procedure).

We have published the world’s largest (to date) safety and complications tracking study of adult stem cell use in patients. This study did not show any serious stem cell-related complications and it did not show that any patient developed a stem cell-related cancer.

In addition, our most recent safety paper was named the best of its type by a meta-analysis that appeared in the prestigious medical journal, Osteoarthritis, and Cartilage.

View the current safety data for our procedures.

We originally conducted clinical trials from 2005 – 2007, which were the first orthopedic stem cell procedures performed. Since that time, Regenexx has performed more of these procedures than any other clinic or medical group. The same-day procedure that is currently performed in the United States was developed in 2010 and has been continually improved since that time.

About as painful as a typical shot in a doctor’s office.

We use real-time x-ray known as fluoroscopy or musculoskeletal ultrasound. Your MRI images are used to help plan that injection.

All of our patients walk out of the clinic. However, having someone drive you for a medical procedure is never a bad idea. On occasion, a local nerve block may be used, which could impair your ability to drive safely, so you should consult with your doctor or clinic about your specific treatment and protocol to ensure that it will be safe for you to drive if you wish to do so.