Private Health Hospital Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Op. Dr. Serdar Söylev said that stem cell therapy, which has become widespread with developing technology, is used in the treatment of many diseases in the field of orthopedics.
Op. Dr. Söylev stated that the cell in the body that can renew itself and transform into other tissue cells when necessary is called a 'stem cell' and stated that this treatment has started to become widespread in our country.
Providing information about the application areas of stem cell therapy, Op. Dr. Serdar Söylev said, “Mesenchymal stem cells obtained from the connective tissue in our body are durable and suitable for multiplication in number. Thanks to this, they have also started to be used in medical treatments. In orthopedics, they are used in cartilage renewal; fracture healing; wound healing; tendon, meniscus, nerve repair. Exosomes are actually the waste of cells in the body. However, the components they contain have enabled them to be used in medical treatments that require tissue renewal. Stem cells developed from exosomes obtained from baby cord cells are applied to patients using a cold chain. In addition, stem cells obtained from the patient's fat tissue and bone marrow are also used to support repair, especially in arthrosis-cartilage damage, also called joint calcification, and especially in meniscus repair surgeries performed after the age of forty.”
IT IS CALMED AS 'CALCIFICATION' IN POPULAR LANGUAGE
Op. Dr. Serdar Söylev, who also drew attention to the fact that the terms used in the public language such as joint fluid loss and calcification are actually similes, continued as follows: “In reality, there is no fluid loss in the joint. Calcification is not actually an accumulation of lime, calcium, etc. in the joint. All of these expressions are expressions used in some way to describe joint cartilage damage and while they are used among the public, they have also settled into the language of doctors. The medical name for joint calcification and fluid loss is “arthrosis”. The injections are not made to replace fluid loss, but to support structures such as joint cartilage, joint membrane, etc. in a way to reduce and slow down cell damage.”
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Op. Dr. Serdar Söylev noted that stem cell treatment yielded successful results in arthrosis disease, and said, “Arthrosis is a disease that occurs as a result of the erosion of cartilage tissue in joints such as knees and hips with age. There are different treatments depending on the stage of arthrosis. Stem cell therapy is one of them. Stem cell therapy has become a strong alternative option for those who do not prefer surgery. Stem cell therapy can offer a non-surgical treatment opportunity depending on the condition of the patient and the disease. Although full recovery cannot be achieved in the advanced stages of the disease, we experience that it has effects such as reducing pain, increasing functional capacity and quality of life. This method will be used much more widely in the future. It is important for patients to prefer experienced physicians and facilities with technological infrastructure for stem cell therapy.”
