The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Yet Another Reason Low Back Fusion Is Mostly a Dumb Idea
While I have seen a few patients in my career who really, desperately needed a low back fusion, they have been very few and very far between. Yet this type of surgery, where the low back bones are fused together with surgically implanted hardware, has become increasingly commonplace. While a whole slew of complications for…read more
Outcomes, Complication Rates, and Stem Cell Procedures
Given the quite reasonable concerns this past week over the blinding of three women by a stem cell clinic injecting fat stem cells into eyes, I thought it was time to take a look at stem-cell-procedure complications. All medical procedures have complications. So what bar can we use to see if those complications are reasonable, and…read more Can the Body Repair Its Own Pancreas?
Can the body repair its own pancreas? While the imagery that comes to mind might seem like something out of a science-fiction novel, the truth is that real science is outsmarting the fiction here. All indicators, according to a recent study, are that if we set up the right environment, the body can likely repair…read more Three Patients Blinded by Stem Cells?
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know I’ve frequently lamented that the wild west of stem cells has grown out of control. Every day, we see a new doctor somewhere offering this or that treatment for just about every disease described by mankind. Most of it makes little sense. For someone who has been involved in treating orthopedic patients with stem cells for…read more Can We Treat Severe Shoulder Arthritis Through an Injection?
Orthopedic surgeons have taught us that our bodies are just machines, like your car engine, and that when a part breaks down, it needs to be replaced. So they can’t conceptualize how a severely arthritic shoulder joint with no cartilage and huge bone spurs could be treated without replacing the shoulder. However, that’s not what…read more Oops I Did It Again…Find the Image Contest!
We’re offering $250 off any future procedure at the Centeno Schultz Clinic to anyone who can find another instance of the image from today’s blog! As I was posting it I realized I liked the image so much I had used it before for a previous blog! So I decided to make it fun and…read more 