Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery involves the surgical treatment of musculoskeletal issues, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. This type of surgery aims to restore function, alleviate pain, and improve the quality of life for individuals with injuries, deformities, or degenerative conditions.

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That Second Knee Replacement Could Be a Problem…

The problem of a younger person getting a knee replacement has always been, what happens when the surgery needs to be redone? Meaning that most honest surgeons try to steer their patients to get a knee replacement surgery when they are as old as possible. Now new research adds weight to that decision-making process. Let’s…read more

Why Is Hip FAI Common in People Who Have No Hip Pain?

One of the real problems in modern medicine is our over-reliance on MRIs to make a diagnosis. This is rampant in the world of arthroscopic hip surgery where detecting FAI can result in an invasive procedure. Several studies have shown time and time again that while hip FAI is treated as an abnormality, it’s actually…read more

Why Tommy John Doesn’t Like the Surgery that Bears His Name

You can’t be around modern baseball and not hear about Tommy John surgery. So what is that surgery and what does it treat? Why is its namesake now increasingly against the procedure? Let’s dig in. What Is Tommy John Surgery? Way back in 1974, a famous pitcher for the LA Dodgers named Tommy John had…read more

Can Multi-vitamins Help Bad Post-Surgical Inflammation?

The academic community has waged a mini-war on supplements for years. Despite that, we continue to see interesting results from well-designed randomized trials. Now a recent study shows that people who took multi-vitamins after a joint replacement had lower bad inflammatory levels. Let’s dig in. IL6 and 10 You have cytokines in your body that…read more

How Good Is Orthopedic Surgery Research vs. Orthobiologics?

One of the more interesting realities of orthopedic regenerative medicine is that orthopedic surgeons often call for high-level research before being willing to accept new regen med therapies. The problem? As my mother used to say, that’s the pot calling the kettle black. Meaning that as a new research study shows, orthopedic surgeons have a…read more

Michelle’s Story: Knee Stem Cells for a Knee with Prior Surgery

One of the more common questions I get from prospective patients is whether an old surgery or “bone on bone” arthritis will eliminate their candidacy for a knee stem cell procedure. This is the story of a patient who had prior surgery and recently wrote to me about her progress with a Regenexx stem cell…read more

Can You Treat a Valgus Knee Without Surgery?

On this page: What is valgus knee? What causes valgus knee? How does valgus knee affect the kinetic chain? Are there different types of valgus knee? How is valgus deformity treated? Valgus knee patient story A valgus knee is what doctors call “knock-kneed.” These patients can get arthritis on the outside and when that happens,…read more

Can You Treat SPONK without Surgery?

What is SPONK? What are the implications for your knee? Can it be treated without surgery? Let’s dig in. What is SPONK? SPONK stands for SPontaneous OsteoNecrosis of the Knee (1). Osteonecrosis is a bone disease where the bone dies off and then begins to lose its structural integrity. This loss of strong bone can…read more
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