The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Fat Chance: When a Fat Stem Cell Treatment Isn’t the Real Deal
I saw a patient this week at our licensed, advanced-cell-culture site in Grand Cayman with an interesting story about the right and the wrong way to do cell therapy. Given the explosion in Providers offering this therapy who have taken weekend courses, it’s not surprising that as the clinic with the most experience in orthopedic…read more
Why Are Hips Losing Bone After Knee Replacement?
I blogged, a while back, on our first high-level study of the results of knee replacement that showed pretty lackluster results for amputating a joint and inserting a prosthesis. Now several studies have suggested that some really weird stuff is going on with knee replacements— hip bone loses density after the procedure. The big question…read more A Regenexx Hip Patient Update: Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
For physicians, like any expert, there’s what you know versus what you don’t. Breaking that down further, there is what you know, what you know you don’t know, and what you don’t know you don’t know. The last category is a problem for doctors, as these days it’s easy to look like an idiot because…read more This Is a Big Day for the New Specialty of Interventional Orthopedics
Interventional orthopedics is about to change the world of musculoskeletal care forever, and the average American or physician doesn’t yet know it exists. Today is a huge day for that new specialty, as structured stem cell education for that new skill set kicks into high gear this morning with the first level-1 comprehensive knee, hip, and…read more Crossfitter’s Regenexx Knee Arthritis Treatment Still Going Strong!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHtzUWjgFit/ Social Media is a great way to get updates on patients on the other side of the world! Mike Wong, an Australian Crossfit enthusiast and Regenexx Australia patient posted this on Instagram recently, and it’s wonderful to see his Regenexx knee arthritis treatment is still going strong! Looking to avoid surgery, Mike Wong traveled…read more New Knee and Hip Replacement Infographic
Over the years we’ve unearthed some great studies that show that knee and hip replacement isn’t really all it’s cracked up to be. All of this began as a way to show patients what I see in the clinic—a combination of both satisfied and dissatisfied patients who have had their knee or hip replaced. Many…read more 