The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Knee: What Could Go Wrong?
Radiofrequency is a technology I’ve covered many times on this blog. It’s basically a way for doctors to burn away the nerves causing pain. It’s becoming increasingly popular in the knee, so let’s review that today. In addition, we’ll review combing RF of the knee nerves with orthobiologics and whether that makes sense. What is…read more
Is Procaine the New Ropivacaine? Reviewing New PRP Data
How a physician uses local anesthetics with orthobiologics is a great way to spot a novice who may be destroying the positive effects of the treatment. For the past decade, Ropivacaine has been the king of this anesthetic hill among those few physicians who understand how to maximize patient outcomes. However, a colleague sent me…read more
Blogging From the Caymans Again
As you know, several times a year, I take select patients to our licensed Grand Cayman site to treat those patients with culture-expanded stem cells. However, this trip I’d like to not only once again tell you why, but also spend some time explaining why this Cayman site is unique in the world. Let me…read more
More Cardiac Drug Monkey Business
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged on the highly profitable world of cholesterol meds, which in my opinion, is a great example of big pharma malfeasance. Remember that scene in The Godfather: Part 3 when Michael Corleone exclaims, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in,” so it was with…read more
Can You Use ChatGPT to Do Medical Research?
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I’m a big fan of AI and predict that it will change science and medicine for the better. However, as ChatCPT came into focus this past few months, several colleagues have claimed that you can now use it to do online medical research and generate text…read more
How To Purchase High Quality PRP
Instead of a blog, I added a Youtube video today as I’m lecturing at two medical conferences in two days this weekend. Enjoy!
