Bone Morphogenetic Proteins

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dr.marshall urist,study of stem cells and this protein make up new cartilage in knees without surgery.is there such an item and dr.if so how is he contacted ## Hello! Sorry about your knees! Unfortunately, Dr. Urist passed away back in 2001, though yes, he is credited with identifying Bone-Mending Protein, he was an orthopedic surgeon. But, as it is a bone protein, it does not help cartilage, it helps bone. His work identified new proteins to help bones heal, when someone had suffered major fractures. They help with the regeneration of the bone. His work revolutionize orthopedic surgery, though ironically, it was ignored for many years, before finally being acknowledged as the "breakthrough" it was. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I've heard about BMP's for arthristis. Does anyone know what they are and if we can get them? I have extremely bad arthritis in my knees keeping me from sleeping because of the severe pain. I don't really want another knee replacement if possible. Thank you. ## BMP stands for Bone Morphogenetic Proteins. To sum that article up for laymen, they have shown some efficacy in experiments. More information here. It's not a generally accepted, and freely available treatment, yet. How long ago was your knee replacement? Are you on any medications?

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