Is this an alternative to hip replacement?

For some patients it may delay or avoid surgery. For others, replacement remains the right choice. Our physicians tell you which they believe applies to you, after reviewing your imaging.

How is the treatment given?

Typically as an image-guided injection into the hip joint, sometimes combined with intravenous delivery, in a single visit to our licensed clinic in San José.

Why does hip osteoarthritis hurt in the groin?

The hip joint sits deep in the pelvis. Pain from the joint is most often felt in the groin or the front of the thigh, and sometimes the buttock, rather than at the side of the hip.

When might I notice a change?

Responses vary. Some patients report changes within weeks; others over several months. We follow up with you on a set schedule.

Who is not a candidate?

Active infection, certain cancers and some other conditions rule treatment out. Your medical review determines candidacy, not this page.

Hip Osteoarthritis Stem Cell Treatment

How stem cell therapy may help with hip osteoarthritis

The hip is a ball-and-socket joint that carries your weight through every step. As its cartilage thins, inflammation settles into the joint capsule and stays. Medication, cortisone and physical therapy can quiet the symptoms. They do not change the joint environment.

Mesenchymal stem cells are studied for their ability to reduce inflammation inside the hip capsule.
Research examines how cell signalling may affect inflammation and the tissue environment. Evidence and clinical outcomes vary by application.
Treatment is delivered into the hip joint under imaging guidance.
Cells are prepared in our own laboratory and used fresh, never frozen.
The protocol is written for your hip, your imaging and your goals.

Concerns to discuss with your care team

Deep groin or buttock pain

The ache that arrives with walking, standing or long sitting, and is hard to point to.

Morning stiffness

A hip that will not swing freely until you have been moving for a while.

Catching, clicking or grinding

The sensation of the joint no longer gliding as it should.

A changed walk

Shorter strides, a limp you did not choose, and the effort of socks and shoes.

Who may be a candidate

Adults with hip osteoarthritis confirmed by imaging, who have not found lasting relief from physical therapy, medication or injections, may be evaluated. This includes patients for whom replacement has been suggested but who would prefer to delay or avoid it. Candidacy is decided by our physicians after a medical review of your history and imaging, never by a form.

Treatment is not offered where there is active infection, certain cancers, or other conditions identified in review.

What to expect

1. Evaluation

A call with a patient advisor, then a medical review of your records and hip imaging.

2. Treatment plan

Protocol, schedule and the full investment, written for your case and discussed with you before you travel.

3. Treatment in San José

Travel and stay arranged for you. Treatment by our physicians in our Ministry of Health–licensed clinic.

4. Follow-up care

Scheduled check-ins with our team after you return home.

Investment

Each plan is built for one patient. In your consultation we walk through the full investment and exactly what it includes: cells, clinical care, and the arrangements around your stay.

The Cellebration approach

Fresh, never frozen. Ask how cells are prepared and evaluated for your proposed care.
Physician-led. Clinical decisions by our medical team, in a licensed clinic.
An informed discussion. Review the evidence, limitations and alternatives relevant to your condition.
Personalized support. A care team helps coordinate the treatment journey.

Hip Osteoarthritis