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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Regenexx Chicago

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Specialization: Orthopedic stem cell treatments

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Key Differentiator: Only clinic offering cultured stem cell procedures

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Avg. Cost: <span class="katex" style="text-rendering: auto; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 1.21em; line-height: 1.2; font-family: KaTeX_Main, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="katex-mathml" style="border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden;">5,000&minus;</span><span class="katex-html" style="border-color: currentcolor;"><span class="base" style="border-color: currentcolor; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; width: min-content; position: relative; display: inline-block;"><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">5</span><span class="mpunct" style="border-color: currentcolor;">,</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">000</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">&minus;</span></span></span></span>8,000 per joint

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Notable: 83% success rate for knee osteoarthritis in clinical follow-ups

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Chicago Stem Cell Institute

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Specialization: Neurological conditions

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">FDA-Approved Trials: MS and Parkinson's disease

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Unique Offering: Intrathecal (spinal) delivery system

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Research Partner: University of Illinois

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Midwest Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Dual Approach: Stem cells + exosome therapy

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Best For: Autoimmune conditions (RA, Lupus)

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Patient Volume: 400+ annual procedures

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Northwestern Regenerative Medicine

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Academic Affiliation: Northwestern University

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Focus Area: Cardiac repair post-MI

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Research: 5 active NIH-funded stem cell studies

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<th style="color: rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-1)); padding: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*6px)calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3)); border-top: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3)); text-align: left;">Cell Source</th>
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<td style="padding-left: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">Osteoarthritis</td>
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<td style="padding: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*6px)calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">75-85%</td>
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<td style="padding: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*6px)calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">Umbilical</td>
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<td style="padding: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*6px)calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">65% (6-mo improvement)</td>
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<td style="padding-left: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">Rotator Cuff Tear</td>
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<td style="padding: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*6px)calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">80% tissue regeneration</td>
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<td style="padding-left: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">COPD</td>
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<td style="padding: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*6px)calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px); border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(var(--ds-rgb-label-3));">60% lung function improvement</td>
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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">3 of top 10 U.S. stem cell research institutions

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">$120M in annual NIH funding for regenerative medicine

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Regulatory Oversight

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Strict Illinois stem cell therapy guidelines

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">All clinics must maintain IRB-approved protocols

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">42 board-certified regenerative medicine specialists

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Pioneers in image-guided injection techniques

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Basic Procedure: <span class="katex" style="text-rendering: auto; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 1.21em; line-height: 1.2; font-family: KaTeX_Main, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="katex-mathml" style="border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden;">3,500&minus;</span><span class="katex-html" style="border-color: currentcolor;"><span class="base" style="border-color: currentcolor; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; width: min-content; position: relative; display: inline-block;"><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">3</span><span class="mpunct" style="border-color: currentcolor;">,</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">500</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">&minus;</span></span></span></span>5,000 (single joint)

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Complex Cases: <span class="katex" style="text-rendering: auto; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 1.21em; line-height: 1.2; font-family: KaTeX_Main, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="katex-mathml" style="border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden;">8,000&minus;</span><span class="katex-html" style="border-color: currentcolor;"><span class="base" style="border-color: currentcolor; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; width: min-content; position: relative; display: inline-block;"><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">8</span><span class="mpunct" style="border-color: currentcolor;">,</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">000</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">&minus;</span></span></span></span>15,000 (neurological/autoimmune)

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Maintenance: <span class="katex" style="text-rendering: auto; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 1.21em; line-height: 1.2; font-family: KaTeX_Main, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="katex-mathml" style="border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden;">2,000&minus;</span><span class="katex-html" style="border-color: currentcolor;"><span class="base" style="border-color: currentcolor; text-wrap-mode: nowrap; width: min-content; position: relative; display: inline-block;"><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">2</span><span class="mpunct" style="border-color: currentcolor;">,</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">000</span><span class="mord" style="border-color: currentcolor;">&minus;</span></span></span></span>3,000 annually

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Note: 0% insurance coverage, but most offer financing

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✓ Moderate joint degeneration (Grade 2-3 arthritis)
✓ Partial tendon/ligament tears
✓ Early-stage neurological conditions
✓ Ages 30-70 with healthy BMI

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✗ End-stage organ failure
✗ Active cancer diagnosis
✗ Uncontrolled autoimmune disease
✗ Expecting "miracle cure"

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">3D-Printed Scaffolds + Stem Cells

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">For large bone defects

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">CRISPR-Edited Stem Cells

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Northwestern pilot study for genetic disorders

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Nanoparticle Tracking

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">UChicago's precision delivery system

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">What's your complication rate? (Should be <2%)

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Can I see before/after imaging results?

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">What's your cell viability percentage? (Optimal: >85%)

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Do you have published outcomes for my condition?

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Claims of "100% success"

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">No physician on-site

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Uses third-party labs for processing

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Get Qualified

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Recent MRI/X-rays (within 6 months)

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Comprehensive blood work

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height);">Compare Options

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Schedule 2-3 consultations

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">HSA/FSA eligible at most clinics

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Payment plans typically 12-24 months

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<p style="font-size: var(--ds-md-font-size); line-height: var(--ds-md-line-height); margin: 0px 0px 0px !important 0px;">Some clinical trial options available

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