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What To Expect After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Arthroscopic knee surgery is a procedure used to diagnose and treat joint problems related to meniscus tears, ligament injuries, and cartilage damage. While it is less invasive than other surgical interventions, it still comes with potential risks and complications, including infections and prolonged recovery periods.  Arthroscopic knee surgery is sometimes prescribed when less invasive options…read more

9th Circuit Reverses California CSN Stem Cell Decision

One of the biggest factors causing the stem cell and exosome wild west to careen further out of control these past few years was the Bernal decision in California on the use of SVF and culture-expanded cells. The FDA lost this attempt at controlling these autologous treatments as drugs and appealed the case to the…read more

Platinum Biologics: Beeben 2.0

Remember, back in the 70s and 80s, there was a phrase after the movie Jaws 2 came out, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…” I feel that way regarding the last few years’ umbilical cord “stem cell” scams. The FDA and CMS came down hard on the bad…read more

Heading Back Out for Another Sailing Sabbatical

I am headed back out to Italy for our fall sailing sabbatical. My last trip was in the late spring, and this one will be early this fall. Let’s dig in. Slowing Down on Long-Form Blogs I’ve been reducing my long-form blogs in favor of daily morning LinkedIn posts. Here are the last few of…read more

mVASC is Ground Up Cadaver SubQ Tissue? Huh?

Sometimes, you really can’t make stuff up in this field. This weekend, a colleague emailed me asking if I knew anything about mVasc, as one of his patients had been told it could effectively treat knee and ankle arthritis. I had never heard of this tissue, so I looked it up. It turns out it’s…read more

Research Updates on the Bedside Dosing of Bone Marrow Concentrate

Now that dosing PRP has become a good thing, the next domino to fall for dosing is bone marrow concentrate. Up until this past month, outside of our 2014 paper, there wasn’t much out there about a simple bedside method to get to the right dose. Now, with several new papers being published, has that…read more

Regenexx Morning Orthobiologics Update

This past week, I’ve been involved in creating a new daily content feature on Linkedin called the “Morning Orthobiologics Update“. Let’s dig in. Our Scrolling World Like many people, I get bombarded with new information. Have you ever noticed that you clicked on something, and then your social media feeds began to show you that…read more

My 2024 PRP RCT Infographic

[A companion analysis to this blog was posted after this piece was published and can be seen here.] Every year, I perform a deep dive into the orthobiologic literature to see what’s been published. This is part of my job as CMO of Regenexx, and it’s also a great opportunity to produce an infographic that…read more