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Non-Healing Fractures: Injecting Stem Cells helps Heal Fractures Faster than Traditional Surgery

A doctor discusses how injecting the patient's own stem cells into a non-healing fracture (fracture non-union or delayed union) can help the fracture heal without the need for surgery.

Finally a Way to Tell if that Meniscus Tear on MRI is Really causing Pain

A doctor discusses why in middle aged patients using an MRI to determine if you have a meniscus tear in need of surgery may be a bad idea.

If you Ignore a Rotator Cuff Tear: Will its Size Change?

Shoulder rotator cuff tears are common problems of aging, usually caused by less blood supply in the aging rotator cuff and changes in the surrounding tissues that then place pressure on the muscle or tendon. For small tears, the conventional wisdom has been to leave the tear alone and to pursue conservative treatment such as physical therapy, medications, and…read more

Peroneus Brevis Ankle Ligament Reconstruction: Unfortunate Consequences

A doctor discusses the side effects and complications of lateral ankle ligament reconstruction using the peroneal tendons.

Just How Common are Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery Blood Clots?

A doctor discusses that blood clots are more common than originally thought with knee and hip replacement.

Who Needs IPS Cells: Old Cells made Young Again by Simple Exposure to the Stuff of Youth

I’ve been a big critic of IPS (induced pluripotent stem cells), as the concept seems to represent a solution without a problem cooked up not by clinicians, but by business models. To review, IPS is the lab process of taking a regular old cell like a skin cell and exposing it to substances or genes that make…read more

Fat vs. Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Orthopedics: More Research Showing Marrow is Better

A doctor discusses why using fat stem cells to help your joint arthritis may not be as helpful as bone marrow stem cells.

Stem Cell Death caused by Common Medications used by Physicians

A doctor discusses why certain ways of harvesting fat stem cells using liposuction likely result in dead cells. Make sure your doctor isn't inadvertently killing stem cells by using these techniques.