This video features a patient testimonial shared by Dr. Don Buford, focusing on a multi-step treatment approach for a torn knee meniscus and underlying arthritis.
Key Highlights:
- Background: The patient suffered from severe pain and a specific catching sensation on the inside of her right knee. An MRI confirmed a displaced medial meniscus tear (a tear on the inner side of the knee cartilage).
- The Treatment Plan: The patient first underwent an outpatient arthroscopic surgical procedure (a partial menisectomy) to clean up the displaced tear. To address the arthritis that was also present in the joint, Dr. Buford performed a bone marrow concentrate (BMC) stem cell injection in the office about one month after the surgery.
- Results: At her follow-up two and a half months post-surgery (one and a half months after the stem cell injection), she reports great progress. Her full range of motion is back, the painful catching sensation is completely gone, and she is now able to walk up and down stairs comfortably.
