I have a torn Labrum in my left hip and had about 9 months of pain and was off the bike in 2018. A surgeon looked at it and said that surgery was as likely to make it worse as make it better and didn’t recommend surgery. So, I had PRP and stem cells injected in Jan 2019. Now, almost 3 years later, my hip is completely pain free and a follow up MRI showed an improvement in the Labrum. Insurance didn’t cover the treatment so I paid $3500 out of pocket. I figure that even if I need this every 4 or 5 years it is better than a hip replacement. During visits with the orthopedist he told me that his experience was that about 80% of hips had pain either eliminated of greatly reduced. He also said that knees were even better with about 90% showing improvement provided that the joint still had cartilage in it and was not bone-on-bone. Since my injection several friends have had knee injections and both had pretty much complete relief from pain. So, in my opinion, it is worth trying. Worst case is you waste $3500. However, most likely you will get relief and can put off more extremes measures.
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