Stem research yields exciting results for spine community

VAST Clinical Trial: Safely Supplementing Tissue Lost to Degenerative Disc Disease

by Douglas P. Beall, MD, Gregory L. Wilson, DO, Randolph Bishop, MD and William Tally, MD. 

Highlights:

• This is the first study of any size to demonstrate significant and objective clinical benefit from treating the anatomic site that is by far the greatest source of back pain.
• There was statistically significant improvement in function in the entire treated cohort.
• There was statistically significant improvement in pain in the cohort of patients who had a greater than 20-point pain reduction.
• Almost 60% of the patients had no back pain.
• The results from the VAST trial is even better than the study that first created excitement for cellular therapy (MesoblastPhase 2).

• VAST vs. Mesoblast Phase 2:
• No Back Pain : 59% with VAST, 52% with Mesoblast Phase 2
• More than 15-point reduction in ODI: 77% with VAST, 50% with Mesoblast Phase 2

• As good as Basivertebral Nerve Ablation(Rhizotomy).

From neck and leg pain to scoliosis, the spine can be the source of many different ailments we experience. Athens Orthopedic Clinic’s fellowship-trained spine and scoliosis specialists provide each patient experiencing orthopedic spinal issues quality, state of the art care.

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