Mayo Clinic researchers conducted the world's first prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical study testing bone marrow stem cells to reduce arthritic pain and disability in the knees.
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- Mayo Clinic finds surprising results on first-ever test of stem ... (newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org)
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27566242/ (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.healthnewsreview.org/news-release-review/pr-release-claims-stem-cell-injections-for-arthritic-knees-led-to-surprising-and-dramatic-results-but-the-therapy-and-placebo-performed-equally/ (healthnewsreview.org)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6755869/ (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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