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If Your Knee is Stiff, Will that Impact Your Outcome from a Regenexx Knee Stem Cell Procedure?

We continue our 2013 data download this morning with a look at whether knee range of motion impacts your chances of doing well with a Regenexx-SD knee stem cell procedure. For this data-set, I have to first thank Mitch Sheinkop, one of our Chicago network physicians. He collected this data prospectively on patients he treated…read more

So this is Hip PAO Surgery Recovery? This Patient’s Hip Socket Is Still Disconnected from her Body 9 Months Later

This week I spoke to a patient over the phone who went to the gym about a year ago and felt like she had a groin pull. In the end, she ended up getting Hip PAO surgery. I’ve blogged on this procedure in the past, which involves disconcerting the hip socket from the pelvis, rotating…read more

Orthopedics 2.0 Version 3 Sneak Peek! Take this New Stability Test to See Where You Need Work

Sorry I’ve been off from blogging for a few days. I needed a little break and then I began working on the third version of our practice’s e-book, Orthopedics 2.0. I should have this done over the holidays so that version 3 comes out early next year. The new book will continue the trend of…read more

2013 Hip Arthritis Registry Download

Here is the annual download of patients treated for hip arthritis from our advanced treatment registry. For many years, I have blogged that we believe as clinicians that hip arthritis patients tend to under-perform knee arthritis patients when it comes to stem cells. This year’s data continues to show this trend. Our research is also…read more

The Future of Medicine is Mass Customization-Too Bad You’ll Never See It…

In the car the other day, while listening to a radio talk show, I heard a new term that piqued my interest. The show was about our economic future over the next 20 years and the theme was “mass customization”. This is basically the physical extension of a trend we see now everyday on the…read more

Shoulder Labrum Surgery Recovery: How Successful is Shoulder Labrum Surgery?

Operating on a torn shoulder labrum is a big deal and shoulder labrum surgery recovery is foremost in the minds of patients. How quick can I get back to sports after a shoulder labrum surgery? Can I expect to be healed after an operation to fix a torn shoulder labrum? Backing up a bit, does…read more

Fat Stem Cells for Knees? Regenexx-AD 2013 Data

This past week or so I’ve been releasing data from our registry. This morning I’d like to discuss knee outcome data for the Regenexx-AD procedure. The procedure is only performed on patients with a displaced meniscus with moderate to severe arthritis, so this a very selected group of >200 patients we tracked who aren’t included…read more

Regenexx-SD Knee Stem Cell Procedure Data for 2013

Who has the most knee stem cell procedure data? All this week I have been publishing various analysis by our registry and bio stats teams. These analyses are possible because of the massive numbers that have been accumulating for years in our registry. Prior to this year, the numbers weren’t yet big enough to allow…read more