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Hip Joint replacement/ Stemcell treatmnt
Hello sir, My younger brother is facing problem of hip pain and Doctors suggest him for hip joint replacement but i suddenly i got your you tube video and my question is that : what is possibility of Success of stem cell treatment..after that treatment , kya Hip replacement ki jarurat padegi. Young age me operation nahi karana hai humko..plz need your expert advise
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Your brother might be suffering from Avascular necrosis,which is a pathology due to increased pressure in femoral head.
In absence of gross joint arthritis and irregularity, first operation for a Avascular necrosis of hip should be core decompression.
In which a drill hole is made inside the femoral head and either a graft(fibula head) or these stem cells can be used, to increase vascularity and union chances.
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In core decompression, native head is preserved.
Stem cell therapy can help .
If it fails, THR is indicated.
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Stem cell therapy has a very limited role in avascular necrosis of hip
Ideally would like to see Xray and MRI of hip to really comment on role of stem cell or hip replacement
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