Brian Domby, MD, of Florida Medical Clinic in Brandon, started using the MACI regenerative procedure for cartilage repair, the practice said Dec. 21.
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Los Angeles-based FullRange Spine & Ortho began offering regenerative treatments using a patient's own stem cells.
New Orleans Pelicans player Zion Williamson has received a biologic injection to promote bone healing in a fracture in his right foot, according to the NBA.
Two medtech companies have partnered to develop 3D-printed regenerative joint implants.
The FDA's clinical hold on Ortho RIT's Ortho-R drug has been lifted, according to a Dec. 13 news release.
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Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health launched a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of treating osteoarthritis with stem cells across five joints, Sioux Falls Business reported Dec. 8.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has awarded a $5.5 million grant to a University of California Irvine professor to study the use of stem cells to treat chronic cervical spinal cord injury.
Over the past five years, the U.S. has seen a significant spike in the number of clinics advertising stem cell treatments, which claim to treat a range of orthopedic, neurological and autoimmune conditions, among others.
Theradaptive's Osteo-Adapt SP spinal fusion implant received the FDA's breakthrough medical device designation, according to a Nov. 19 news release.
Pacira Biosciences completed its acquisition of Flexion Therapeutics, according to a Nov. 19 news release.