The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Osteonecrosis Treatment Without Surgery? This Is a Tough One…
Yesterday, I treated a patient at our licensed Grand Cayman advanced practice site who had at least 11 sites of a dreaded disease known as osteonecrosis. Her disease is so severe that she fractured her knee femur bone just by using a kickboard for a single lap in the pool. The orthopedic surgeons back home…read more
Biohacker Gets Biohacked?
Ben Greenfield recently made the news as the guy who had his perfectly normal penis injected with his own fat stem cells. He recently followed up on that with having his aching back nerves injected with stem cells on Facebook Live. However, did he really have that done, or was it all a scam? Watch…read more The Age of Patients Getting Knee and Hip Replacements Continues to Decrease
In the world of orthopedics, one thing that seemed to come with the turn of the new millennium was more aggressive marketing tactics. Device manufacturers (those who produce artificial knees and hips) have led the pack here with ad campaigns leading arthritis sufferers to envision a return to the full activities of their youth…and all…read more Leg Muscle Wasting as You Age? Check Your Low Back Nerves
Have you ever noticed that thinner older people have flatter butts and skinnier legs compared to young people? According to new research, this isn’t just your imagination, but a real physiologic effect of aging. One that again shows us how much the nerve supply of the low back impacts our legs without us knowing it’s…read more Should You Get Knee Arthritis Nerve Treatment?
The newest craze in knee pain treatment is a knee arthritis nerve treatment. This procedure has gone from 0 to 60 in the last few years, but is it a good idea? Does it work? How long does it last? Are there better options? How the Knee Arthritis Nerve Treatment Works This new knee arthritis nerve treatment…read more RIP Hip Impingement Surgery?
OK, let’s be honest here. The research base behind the world’s most common orthopedic surgical procedures is blowing up or, more accurately, falling down. It’s been an absolutely awful run for common procedures like knee debridement, meniscectomy, rotator cuff repair, and other common surgeries that make up many billions in annual healthcare spending in the U.S. Frankly,…read more 