The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Can PRP Help Solve Our Superbug Antibiotic Crisis?
We have an antibiotic resistance problem of epic proportions. Meaning, many people die every year because some superbug contracted in a hospital setting is no longer responsive to the antibiotics we have available. In addition, pharma has moved on to more profitable lifestyle drugs and doesn’t seem to be too interested in making expensive one-time-use…read more
RIP Cervical Disc Replacement: Side Effects Same as Fusion
I’ll never forget when a local surgeon, who was being paid handsomely by disc replacement manufacturers, placed his new credo “friends don’t let friends fuse” on his website. The idea was that now that we had disc replacement technology, keeping some motion in the spine would reduce the side effects compared to fusion. For the…read more Pain After Neck Fusion: Adjacent Segment Disease
This past week, I have have seen several patients with neck fusions. All of whom had pain caused by the fusion. For some, the fusion had helped one problem and caused another. For others, the fusion didn’t help and just made things worse. So what’s going on? An Overview of the Spinal Column To understand…read more Manufacturing Cartilage by Playing with Measurements: More Chiro “Stem Cell” Scams
If you read this blog or my posts on social media, you know I have a catch phrase that I often use to describe my reaction to the chiropractic “stem cell” scams that are sweeping the nation. That is, “you just can’t make this stuff up.” That applies to my post this morning, which is about a…read more Types of PRP: Which Is Best? The Empire Strikes Back…
We’ve used many types of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) through the years. What we produce in the lab is far more potent than what most practices can accomplish with simple bedside centrifuges. However, what most patients don’t know is that there are different types of PRP. The two main types are red and amber, and which one…read more Scientists Turn to Curcumin to Find a Better Way to 3D Print Bone?
Of all the myriad of supplements out there, curcumin has been the star of the last few years. While supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin have been quietly adding studies that show they can help arthritis, curcumin has been stealing the show. Now a new study puts this Indian spice back into the spotlight, this time…read more 