The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
FDA Clarifies It’s Position on “Stem Cell” Bad Actors
The FDA has been active in issuing “Consumer Alerts” recently. A new one issued this week was mostly missed by even ardent regulatory watchers. This extremely important document makes it very clear which orthobiologics are and are not legal. Let’s dig in. The NEW FDA Consumer Alert The FDA just issued a “Consumer Alert on…read more
From Jail Cell to Stem Cell: The Next Con for the Ex-Con
Way back in February of 2019, a documentary film-maker appeared at the IOF conference wanting to interview people about regenerative medicine. After a year and a half and a worldwide pandemic, his movie is out and it’s a must watch. Let’s dig in. Doug Orchard The film-maker was Doug Orchard, who has an interesting story.…read more Yet Another ACL Surgery Avoided?
I don’t know how many MRIs we have now showing healing of ACL tears due to the Perc-ACLR procedure that we created. This is yet another one shown above. Let’s dig in. The Past Version of How to Deal with an ACL Tear ACL tears and subsequent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgery have been the bread…read more Stem Cell Centers Gets Sued for Consumer Fraud
Stem Cell Centers is one of the many nurse staffed clinics that make claims about antiaging and treating a panoply of incurable diseases with “stem cells” and exosomes. The company is now being charged in Iowa and Nebraska with consumer fraud. Let’s dig in. Stem Cell Centers This company is owned primarily by a chiropractor…read more Pluripotent Dead Tissue? CTM Review
If you read this blog, one of my favorite sayings is, “You can’t make this stuff up”. Today let’s review a company that claims to be selling “Pluripotent” birth tissue products that are really dead. In the process, we’ll learn a little about regenerative medicine. Let’s dig in. What Does “Pluripotent” Mean? Pluripotent is a…read more Regenexx Knee Arthritis Data: Are the Patient Results We Show “Research Grade”?
We have been performing stem cell procedures to treat knee arthritis for 15 years. We’ve published many papers on the topic and have almost 10,000 patient results listed on-line. However, is that patient results data the same as real research data? Let’s dig in. Knee Stem Cell Procedures to Treat Knee Arthritis We’ve been helping…read more 