January 21, 2021
Pioneering living donor cartilage transplants
Mayo Clinic is poised to establish what is believed to be the first-ever living cartilage donor bank to provide a new regenerative option for healing common knee injuries. That donor bank will lay the foundation for living donor musculoskeletal tissue transplants — a first at Mayo Clinic and possibly in the world — to help […]
Tags: Aaron Krych, cartilage, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Daniel Saris, knee replacement, living donor, Mario Hevesi, orthopedics
September 15, 2020
A regenerative alternative to hip replacement
Mikaili Robertson has a passion for playing college sports, so the second baseman was devastated when at age 18 he learned he needed a hip replacement. Worried his playing days might be over, he turned to Mayo Clinic and a surgery that — along with a cadaver tissue transplant — would tap the body’s power […]
Tags: Aaron Krych, Center for Regenerative Medicine, hip replacement, osteonecrosis, Rafael Sierra, sickle cell disease
June 21, 2018
Cell therapy for cartilage defects: Aaron Krych, M.D.
By Jen Schutz
Aaron Krych, M.D., Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and recipient of a 2018 Regenerative Medicine Research Grant, is researching the initial safety and feasibility of RECLAIM, a single stage cartilage repair technique using the patient’s own cartilage cells and allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells. The study will assess the patient’s improvement in pain and function following the procedure, […]
Tags: Aaron Krych, Center for Regenerative Medicine, regenerative medicine, sports medicine, stem cells
February 6, 2018
Mayo Clinic investigators receive ‘Regenerative Medicine Minnesota’ research grants
By Jen Schutz
Seven Mayo Clinic investigators were selected to receive 2018 Regenerative Medicine Minnesota research grants. The grants are awarded to investigators in the areas of discovery science, translational research and clinical trials. The grants are effective for a two year period. Mayo Clinic awardees include: Terry Burns, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Burns, a neurosurgeon, is developing regenerative strategies to […]
Tags: Aaron Krych, Alexander Revzin, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Jennifer Westendorf, Joseph Lillegard, Mohamad Bydon, neurology, orthopedics, Ping Chen, Regenerative Medicine Minnesota, stem cells, Terry Burns