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Stem Cell
What is a stem cell?
There are many different types of cells in the human body. These cells perform many different functions in our body. Stem cells are cells that can change and form other types of tissues in the body. That is, they are the source cells of the body.

What Are Stem Cells Useful For?
When our healthy cells are damaged, stem cells activate. These cells are responsible for making new ones to replace other cells that have been damaged or died.

Are There Types of Stem Cells?

Many different stem cells can be present. It is believed that there are other stem cells belonging to each tissue. But embryonic stem cells, unlike adult stem cells, have the potential to turn into hundreds of different types of cells.

Where Are Stem Cells Obtained From?

Stem cells are found in cord blood at birth and in the adult body, especially in the bone marrow and adipose tissue.

In What Cases is Stem Cell Therapy Used in Orthopedics?

Stem cell therapy in orthopaedics can be used in ankle, knee, and hip calcifications, in treating various causes of intra-articular cartilage damage, in nonunion or delayed union seen in bones after fracture, and in diseases related to structures such as meniscus, tendon and ligament.

What Does Stem Cell Therapy Aim for?

Specialised cells such as muscle, cartilage, and nervous tissue in a significant part of our body cannot be regenerated naturally when seriously damaged. Stem cells can differentiate into healthy and functioning cells thanks to their ability to divide and differentiate. Therefore, they can be used to regenerate organs and tissues according to damage due to illness or injury. Clinically, stem cell therapy is predominantly used in orthopaedic disorders, skin diseases and some urological ailments. However, there is still sufficient accumulation in some issues, such as spinal cord injuries, and very little development is reflected in practice.

Is Stem Cell Therapy Dangerous?

Currently, there are stem cell treatments considered safe and effective by physicians. The most well-known form of application of this is bone marrow transplantation. However, in the press and on social media, treatments whose effectiveness has not been proven are advertised by people who do not have the necessary information about the subject, and information pollution is created. Usually, scientists and doctors in the field of stem cells speak more cautiously and are sceptical about these treatments because whether these treatments will work is still under research. Obtaining up-to-date information from specialists in the subject should be considered the safest way.