What is your view of the use of these products for Achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis there was a article by the FDA in 2021 which had stated that amniotic products are only to be used for experimental treatments. However, when reviewing this, this is the only article that I have located that says that it should be experimental.
What is your thought on whether we can offer this to our patient as long as in the consent we spell out that the FDA has approved the use of this item for human use, although it is experimental in terms of it’s used for these conditions. Yada yada yada.
Joel please note, thedoctorline.com forum tries to answer questions to the best of our abilities. You are asking for technical legal advice, but myself, Paul and Alan are not lawyers. I recommend contacting your medical malpractice carrier as to their policy or your healthcare attorney when you desire to use Amnionic cell membrane injection/umbilical cord injection for muscular skeletal injuries. Your post, I believe is lacking the more recent article published, please check out Orthop Res Rev. 2024 Nov 28;16:295–301. doi: 10.2147/ORR.S485520. Injection of Amniotic Membrane and Umbilical Cord Particulate for Muscle and Ligament Tears in Collegiate Football Athletes: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study. The link is found here: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11611701/#:~:text=Amniotic%20membrane%20and%20umbilical%20cord%20(AM%2FUC)%20powder%20injection,%2C%20and%20pro%2Dregenerative%20properties.
Consider reviewing the bibliography for many other articles that have been written. The best advice is contact your health care attorney and/or medical malpractice carrier before starting to use this in your practice.