The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Identifying the Symptoms of a Loose Knee Replacement

Knee replacements can be an option for someone with severe knee pain and mobility issues. These artificial joints that mimic a natural knee can help restore a person’s ability to do their daily activities. Yet, like any surgical procedure, it comes with the risk of complications. One potential complication is the loosening of the implant.…read more

Heading Back Out for Another Sailing Sabbatical

I am headed back out to Italy for our fall sailing sabbatical. My last trip was in the late spring, and this one will be early this fall. Let’s dig in. Slowing Down on Long-Form Blogs I’ve been reducing my long-form blogs in favor of daily morning LinkedIn posts. Here are the last few of…read more

mVASC is Ground Up Cadaver SubQ Tissue? Huh?

Sometimes, you really can’t make stuff up in this field. This weekend, a colleague emailed me asking if I knew anything about mVasc, as one of his patients had been told it could effectively treat knee and ankle arthritis. I had never heard of this tissue, so I looked it up. It turns out it’s…read more

Research Updates on the Bedside Dosing of Bone Marrow Concentrate

Now that dosing PRP has become a good thing, the next domino to fall for dosing is bone marrow concentrate. Up until this past month, outside of our 2014 paper, there wasn’t much out there about a simple bedside method to get to the right dose. Now, with several new papers being published, has that…read more

Regenexx Morning Orthobiologics Update

This past week, I’ve been involved in creating a new daily content feature on Linkedin called the “Morning Orthobiologics Update“. Let’s dig in. Our Scrolling World Like many people, I get bombarded with new information. Have you ever noticed that you clicked on something, and then your social media feeds began to show you that…read more

Knee Ligament Laxity vs. Torn Ligaments: Interventional Orthobiologics vs. Surgery

There’s an interesting duality between the understanding that loose ligaments should be treated with orthobiologics and the old-school orthopedic surgery approach that only completely torn ligaments are important and can be operated on. This was recently thrust into my consciousness by a sports medicine physician with whom I shared a patient who doggedly claimed that…read more