The practice of an orthopaedic surgeon in Westmead, Sydney, who offers bone marrow stem cell injections alongside conventional shoulder and knee surgery.
This is the practice of Dr Daniel Biggs, an orthopaedic surgeon based at Westmead in western Sydney, with a second consulting location at Blacktown, New South Wales. The core of the practice is conventional orthopaedic surgery of the shoulder and knee, including rotator cuff repair, shoulder stabilisation, reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and cartilage grafting.
Alongside surgery, the practice offers a stem cell injection procedure. The site describes it plainly: cells are drawn from the patient's own bone marrow, usually from the hip, concentrated in a laboratory by spinning the sample in a centrifuge for ten to fifteen minutes, then injected into the affected area under x-ray guidance. The whole procedure is described as taking under an hour, with the patient going home the same day.
The site gives practical aftercare information — most people can return to work the following day but are asked to avoid weight-bearing activity for at least two weeks. It also explains the difference between embryonic and adult stem cells and notes that the mesenchymal stem cell, a type of adult cell found in bone marrow, fat and blood, is the one most often collected.
Cells are taken from the patient's own body rather than from a donor.
Consulting rooms are at Westmead in Sydney, with a further location at Blacktown, New South Wales. The stem cell procedure is described as a day case taking under an hour, with discharge the same day. The site does not state the year the practice was established, the languages spoken, or whether services are arranged for patients travelling from overseas.
No fees are published on the website, either for consultations or for the stem cell procedure.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.