
Stem Cell Therapy For Osteoarthritis: Pain Relief, Function and Delay of Joint Replacement
Key Takeaways Knee osteoarthritis wears down articular cartilage, causing pain and stiffness that worsens over time. A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis of 502 patients found stem cell injections significantly improved pain and function scores versus controls. Cell source mattered in that analysis. Adipose-derived cells showed clearer benefit than bone





