Self-stem cell therapy allows elderly patients to be cured without artificial joints
Guus Hiddink, who led the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup successfully had suffered from arthritis. Since he started to visit Korea in 2014 for treatment, he has finally diagnosed with a complete recovery in October of this year. In addition, the reason why foreign celebrities visit Korean hospitals is evidence that they have world-class medical staff and systems. I met Song Joonseop, the head of Gangnam JS Hospital who is a doctor for the Korean national soccer team and performed surgery for sports players, including Hiddink.
Park Bohyun, CEO of B&H Korea (hereinafter referred to as Park Bohyun) Please introduce yourself and Gangnam JS Hospital.
Song Junseop, CEO of Gangnam JS Hospital (hereinafter referred to as Song Junseop) I worked as a standing doctor for the Korean national soccer team, including the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In particular, I led the operation where Hiddink's knee cartilage was cured by self-stem cell therapy, not artificial joints. Gangnam JS Hospital is specialized in cord blood stem cell treatment, sports damage, and non-surgical spinal treatment that treats degenerative arthritis through self-renewable cartilage treatment of patients, not artificial joints.
Park Bohyun: There are many cartilage regeneration programs using stem cells overseas such as in Japan. I wonder if there are any differences in raw materials or technology between overseas programs and Korean programs.
Song Junseop: Regeneration programs through cord blood stem cells have been widely known, but they are still unfamiliar to the general public. One of the reasons why there are many patients receiving stem cell treatment in Japan and other countries is that have not been approved in Korea because they have not yet been verified. However, the stem cell treatment called Cartistem, which is conducted in our hospital, is a formal operation approved in Korea. The surgical effect was also proven to be 97.8% successful, and famous sports players, including Hiddink, had surgery.
Park Bohyun: What kind of surgery is Catistem stem cell? I'm curious about the treatment principle and process.
Song Junseop: Our bodies have stem cells that repair themselves. It is present in bone marrow tissue and fatty tissue. In other words, even if a bone is broken or skin is torn, the reason why it sticks again is the principle that stems cells in the bone marrow or subcutaneous fat tissue operate and recover. With this basic theory, surgery is performed to induce stem cells in your bone marrow to be activated smoothly. This method is Korea's single technology, not in the United States, Japan, or Europe. Also, rehabilitation is as important as surgery. If surgery is to attach bones, rehabilitation can be compared to putting on flesh. Rehabilitation is very important to be able to enjoy sports again beyond the recovery of the patient's function. For this reason, we are putting each half of our weight into surgery and rehabilitation, and we are putting a high level of capacity into rehabilitation as well as surgery.
Park Bohyun: The effectiveness of stem cell therapy is also likely to vary from patient to patient. In what cases will the treatment be effective? Are there any factors that affect the effectiveness of the treatment or there is any case that is not recommended?
Song Junseop: The factors that affect are largely age and disease type. The degree of stem cell response varies by age group. Considering more than 1,500 surgical cases so far, we do not recommend elderly patients aged 75 or older because of their long recovery time and difficulties in rehabilitation. For those aged 65 to under 75, the recovery period is somewhat slow, but it is believed that treatment is possible. Second, necrotizing arthritis is a case where blood does not flow, and unfortunately, stem cell treatment is not possible.
Until now, arthritis in their 50s and older have been judged to be virtually incurable, forcing them to rely on artificial joints. However, I think it is encouraging that relatively elderly patients can be cured without artificial joint insertion.
Park Bohyun: I think there are many cases where the Korean national soccer team doctor treated injured players on the spot. Where do you focus on treatment in the field? What is the level of Korean sports injury treatment compared to other countries?
Song Junseop: In fact, grand treatments are not possible on the spot. However, the most important role of the team doctor in sports is to determine whether the injured player can play in the next game or whether he can perform from pitch to end when he is put back into the game in progress. If he plays without being able to participate in the game, the aftereffects of the player are significant. This is why accurate judgment is required because it is closely related to the life of a player. If a player can play, it is the team doctor's role to proceed with acute treatment so that he can be fully put into the next game. I think it would be athletes who can judge the level of sports medicine in Korea. Until 2006, players preferred to be treated in Germany or Japan if they got hurt. However, after Park Ji-sung, Lee Chung-yong, and Koo Ja-cheol went through injuries and experienced overseas treatment after entering the European big leagues, the number of visits to Korea increased. I think the status of the domestic medical level has risen to the top.
Park Bohyun: Are you planning to expand abroad? Please let me know if you have any plans for yourself and the hospital.
Song Junseop: As the case of Hiddink's surgery became known around the world, those in the Middle East were especially interested. In fact, the president of the Arab state oil company and high-level Qatar officials visited our hospital for surgery. As the rumor spread, the Chinese side was also interested. There are also a lot of requests for lectures abroad. By taking step by step, I would like to open a hospital in the Middle East in the future to inform the world of how excellent Korean medical technology is and to develop it as a future growth engine for Korea.
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