An orthopaedic practice led by a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon that offers bone marrow concentrate and platelet rich plasma injections alongside conventional surgery.
Robert G. Dekker, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon whose practice website covers foot and ankle care across several Michigan offices, including one at 13350 24 Mile Road in Shelby Charter Township. The site describes him as a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon trained in both the operative and non-operative management of adolescent and adult foot and ankle disorders.
Regenerative medicine is listed as one of the practice's main areas, alongside arthritis management, sports injuries, foot and ankle surgery and fracture care. Three regenerative offerings are named: bone marrow concentrate, platelet rich plasma (PRP, prepared from the patient's own blood) and stem cell therapy. The bone marrow concentrate page describes the material as a concentrate of cells taken from the patient's own bone marrow, usually drawn from the hip or pelvic bone.
According to the site, the bone marrow procedure involves skin sterilisation and local anaesthetic, needle aspiration of marrow from the hip, centrifuge processing of the sample and ultrasound-guided injection into the affected area, taking around two hours with the patient going home the same day. The site says possible benefits include reduced inflammation, less pain and healing of damaged tissue. Those are the practice's own descriptions of what the treatment is intended to do, not demonstrated results, and no outcome figures are published.
The website does not state a founding year, the languages spoken, or any costs. Anyone considering treatment would need to contact the office to ask what bone marrow concentrate or platelet rich plasma would cost and whether insurance applies. Beyond autologous (from the patient's own body) bone marrow, the site does not explain what it means by the separate heading 'stem cell therapy', and it names no donor cell source.
The bone marrow concentrate page lists the indications below; the rest of the site covers general foot and ankle problems.
The site describes bone marrow concentrate as a concentrate of cells taken from the patient's own bone marrow and injected into the affected area under ultrasound guidance.
The site presents a single-surgeon practice.
The Shelby Charter Township office is one of four locations listed on the site, at 13350 24 Mile Road. What the site describes is an outpatient orthopaedic office rather than a dedicated cell therapy centre: bone marrow is aspirated and injected in the same visit under local anaesthetic, with the patient discharged the same day. The site notes an affiliation with Ascension but gives no detail about an on-site laboratory, cell processing arrangements, theatre facilities or accreditation.
The site publishes no prices and makes no statement at all about cost or insurance cover for regenerative treatments. Anyone considering bone marrow concentrate or platelet rich plasma here would need to telephone the office for a quote.
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.