In August of 2012 I wrote about a 35 y.o. female who was our first stem cell orthopedic injection patient (see entry "Case Report #1 - T.M."). She has continued to do extremely well after her treatment and is now over one year out from the procedure. She continues to exercise in a manner that she could not prior to her stem cell therapy, including sports, hiking, and P-90-X. She denies pain and swelling in her right knee, and reports discomfort only in her left knee which has not had a stem cell injection.
On March 7, 2013 she underwent a repeat MRI of her right knee which was then compared to a prior MRI obtained on December 8, 2011.
In the time between the studies, her only treatment was the stem cell injection into the right knee joint which was done in February of 2012. Prior to the cell therapy, this patient's pain was most prominent in the inside aspect of the knee near her knee cap, which coincides with the anterior medial meniscus.
Important excerpts of the recent radiology report read as follows:
"Comparison is made to a prior study of the right knee dated 12/8/2011."
"An improved appearance of the marrow of the distal femur and tibia is noted when compared to the prior study.
Postoperative repair of the anterior horn of the medial meniscus has occurred since the prior exam."
The radiologist did not know that this patient had stem cell therapy, but obviously could detect changes that showed improvement in her primary orthopedic issue. We are very pleased to share these MRI findings and the fact that the radiologist saw evidence of meniscal repair.
