Enter: PRP or platelet-rich plasma. PRP injections offer a viable alternative to corticosteroid injections, without all the unpleasant side effects. Because hyaluronic acid has no proven benefit for hip osteoarthritis, it is likely that most of the injections were corticosteroid injections. Stem cell therapy is another regenerative therapy that uses the body's own resources to facilitate cell repair, but in this case, instead of removing a patient's platelets, the doctor removes a stash of stem cells.
Stem cells normally exist in every body, both during gestational development and after birth. However, only the stem cells that exist in our adult bodies are used for orthopedic regenerative treatments. This reinforces the argument in favor of an alternative to corticosteroids and the prevention of the harmful effects of steroids.
