Stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis

www.sportaerztezeitung.com, 04 / 2021

Dr. Markus Klingenberg

Treatment with MSC from adipose tissue

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease in adults worldwide and is currently incurable. In 2015, the Robert Koch Institute reported in its federal health report that 20.3% of 18- to 79-year-olds in Germany have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. This corresponds to around 12.4 million osteoarthritis patients.

Osteoarthritis patients make strikingly frequent use of both inpatient and outpatient care services. This group of patients is therefore one of the most frequent users of the healthcare system. In view of demographic change and the fact that osteoarthritis mainly occurs in old age, an increase in this patient group is to be expected in the coming decades.

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Dr. Markus Klingenberg

Ich bin Facharzt für Orthopädie und leitender Arzt an der Beta Klinik in Bonn. Meine Spezialgebiete sind minimalinvasive Schulter-, Knie- und Sprunggelenk-OPs. In der Sportmedizin liegen meine Schwerpunkte im Bereich Verletzungs- Prophylaxe und Rehabilitation.

Nebenher bin ich gefragter Autor und Referent bei Fortbildungen für Ärzte und Trainer.