(Platinum Clinic) Rotator Cuff Partial Tear: Treat It with Bone Marrow Stimulation Stem Cell Regeneration!

Hello. I'm Dr. Dongkyu Lee, an orthopedic specialist.

Among rotator cuff conditions, partial tears are a key treatment challenge.

Rotator cuff partial tears are conditions that don't quite warrant surgery, yet if left untreated, they have a high likelihood of progressing to complete tears. If a rotator cuff partial tear is left untreated, it can progress to a complete tear, which will then require surgery. When the partial tear is small, it can be treated with prolotherapy (ligament strengthening injections). However, when the partial tear is large, prolotherapy alone often isn't enough. But since the tear hasn't progressed enough to warrant surgery, many cases end up being neglected until the tear becomes complete, at which point surgery becomes necessary. So is there no solution? One treatment that can offer an alternative is "bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration." Bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration involves creating tiny holes in the humerus at the attachment site of the partially torn rotator cuff, allowing bone marrow-derived autologous stem cells to heal the tissue.

Let me introduce a patient case. A 54-year-old male patient had been suffering from shoulder pain for 3 years and had received numerous prolotherapy, manual therapy, and shockwave treatments without improvement, which is why he came to see me.

No significant findings were noted on X-ray.

As shown by the arrow in the red circle, a partial tear of the rotator cuff is observed. Additionally, as indicated by the arrow in the yellow circle, a mid-substance partial tear of the tendon is also present.

Despite multiple injection treatments (prolotherapy), the condition didn't improve, and since the overall tendon condition was still good for surgery, NewPIMS treatment using bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration was performed.

The arrow indicates the specialized needle, which precisely targeted the damaged area for bone marrow stimulation regeneration.

After the procedure, additional prolotherapy was performed, and here are the final results.

In the upper image, the partial tears in the red and yellow circles have healed in the lower image, showing a healthy tendon.

Rotator cuff partial tears should not be left untreated. They can progress to complete tears. Once a complete tear occurs, surgery is the only option. The best approach is to treat the condition before it progresses to a complete tear, preserving your healthy tendon.

NewPIMS treatment with bone marrow stimulation stem cell regeneration shows outstanding therapeutic results for rotator cuff partial tears.