Dr. Joshua John-Ram SchacterDr. Joshua Schacter, DO FAAOS, is America’s Holistic Orthopedic Surgeon, with nearly two decades of surgical expertise.

PRP Injections for Joint Replacements

17 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter (YouTube) discusses using platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in joint replacements, warns about the infection risk when injecting prosthetic joints, and emphasizes that PRP or stem cells cannot fix mechanical wear—mechanical problems require revision/replacement. The speaker notes some clinicians perform PRP for joint replacements and reports occasional beneficial effects, but cautions about limits and safety.

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PRP injections for joint replacements. And sometimes that's the only option that a patient sees. We can't really inject other materials into joint replacements. The problem is infection. Right? Like, so you can seed an infection in a joint replacement. So we want to be real careful about that. But there's some docs out there who are doing PRP injections for joint replacements. And sometimes that's the only option that a patient sees. And we've had some, some good effect. Now, the problems with joint replacements are usually mechanical in nature, and if it's not an inflammatory thing that the PRP or stem cell can really treat, and it's like, if it's a mechanical problem with your joint wearing out, that's not going to be fixed. It'll have to be replaced again.