The practice of Dr Erik D. Peterson, an orthopaedic and sports medicine surgeon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who also offers bone marrow stem cell and platelet rich plasma injections.
This is the practice of a single orthopaedic surgeon rather than a dedicated stem cell centre. Dr Erik D. Peterson is described on his sites as a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specialising in orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine, and as a native of the Sioux Falls area. He runs two related websites, one for his general orthopaedic practice and one focused on stem cell therapy.
The cell treatment described is autologous (from the patient's own body) and bone marrow based. The site states that stem cells are aspirated by needle from the iliac crest of the pelvic bone, and that the aspirate is then spun in a centrifuge for ten to fifteen minutes to concentrate it before injection. It uses the term mesenchymal stem cells for the cells obtained this way. Platelet rich plasma (PRP, concentrated platelets prepared from the patient's own blood) is also offered; notably, the PRP page reviewed discusses cosmetic and hair-loss uses — hair loss, facial ageing, wrinkles and under-eye changes — rather than joint pain.
A reader should be aware that the site is thin on clinical detail about which joint problems are suitable. A page headed conditions that can be treated with stem cell injections does not actually list any, referring only generally to joint pain and quality of life. The directory's own notes list hip, knee, shoulder and elbow problems, rotator cuff and ACL injuries, meniscus tears, cartilage damage, osteoarthritis and sports injuries, but these were not confirmed on the clinic's own pages, so a prospective patient should ask directly.
Three locations are referenced — Sioux Falls and Flandreau in South Dakota and Pipestone in Minnesota — but the pages reviewed give no street addresses, no prices and no founding year. Contact is by telephone on 605-336-2638 or by email. The site also references an affiliation with CORE Orthopedics.
The site's stem cell pages do not set out a list of orthopaedic conditions treated, and the platelet rich plasma content covers cosmetic and hair uses, so the condition list below is narrower than one might expect from an orthopaedic practice.
The site states that bone marrow is aspirated by needle from the iliac crest of the pelvis and spun in a centrifuge for ten to fifteen minutes to concentrate the sample, which it describes as containing mesenchymal stem cells, before injection.
The site names one surgeon.
This is a single-surgeon orthopaedic office practice rather than a cell therapy centre, and the cell and platelet treatments are outpatient injections. The pages reviewed reference three places where the surgeon sees patients — Sioux Falls and Flandreau in South Dakota and Pipestone in Minnesota — but give no street addresses, so a prospective patient would need to ask which site a given appointment is at. The site mentions an affiliation with CORE Orthopedics. No laboratory, accreditation, theatre details or languages are stated on the pages reviewed.
The site publishes no prices and makes no statement about cost, insurance or payment for either the stem cell injections or the platelet rich plasma treatment. Enquirers are directed to telephone or email for a consultation.
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.