Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explains why PRP injections into artificial joints are risky. Infection is the main danger. Mechanical failures like wear won't be fixed by PRP or stem cells and usually need revision surgery instead.
So we can't really inject other materials into joint replacements. The problem is infection. Right? Like, so you can see an infection in the 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.
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