The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Is True Needle Arthroscopy on the Way?
We have been both excited and then disappointed by the state of the art in small arthroscopes. Now a new technology could one-day produce a true “needle scope”. Let’s dig in. The Promise of Needle Arthroscopy vs. The Reality I first heard the term “needle arthroscopy” about a decade ago. The idea, at least as…read more
Teaching Bench Scientists about EBM in Orthobiologics
This was an interesting week. It ended with a conference in Las Vegas with me yelling at my colleagues about how they needed to tame the stem cell wild west and then an uninformed bench scientist in Vermont threw orthobiologics under the bus. The two events couldn’t be any farther apart, so I figured it…read more Is PRP is an Exosome Treatment?
I’ve become pretty used to the fads in regen med that I’ve witnessed for the last decade and a half. It seems like every year or two something gets hot and then eventually fizzles out and then it’s on to the next thing. Right now that hot item is exosome treatment. The funny thing is…read more What I am Thankful For 2019 Edition…
It’s that time of the year again and once more I’m staffing our licensed, advanced cell culture facility in Grand Cayman. What’s it like to be out of the country for Thanksgiving? So what am I thankful for? Out of the US for a US Holiday? I’ve been staffing our licensed advanced culture expansion site…read more Orthopedic Surgery vs PRP and the Double Standard in Orthobiologics
Orthopedic surgery has one of the poorest evidence bases of any medical specialty. That’s not my opinion, but that of an academic writing in the British Medical Journal. Interventional Orthobiologics as a field, while new, has pretty solid and evolving evidence. However, both insurers and surgeons often complain that we need more orthobiologics research while…read more What’s Up with IMAC Regeneration Centers?
Last year I reviewed a regenerative medicine clinic chain that was selling stock called IMAC Regeneration Centers. At the time I found many problems but was also interested to see how this company would fare. I picked up on several new press releases this week and it’s time for an update as from what I…read more 