The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Does a Torn ACL Require Surgery?
Does a torn ACL require surgery? Not according to these before and after MRIs showing ACL healing that are now getting pretty routine around our clinic. Orthopedic surgeons aren’t happy about it all, as ACL reconstruction surgery is like a sacred cow crossing the road in India—it’s the one procedure that defines modern orthopedic sports…read more
Knee Replacement Results Research—Big Problems
You might think that with the hundreds of billions spent on knee replacement since the 1970s that we would have many high-level studies showing it works. You would be wrong. In fact, the world’s first randomized controlled trial of knee replacement versus physical therapy was just published, and while it looked superficially good for the…read more How Do You Explain Interventional Orthopedics?
This past week an ex-college football coach visited our Colorado facility. I struggled for a few minutes to explain how different interventional orthopedics is from what he knew of orthopedic stem cell injections. This is a video version of what I drew on the dry-erase board for him, and since this is often a tough thing…read more How Regenexx Is Very Different: Agnostic to Sales Guys
Last night I logged yet another monthly webinar, which went well, until I had to deal with an angry medical salesperson on LinkedIn. Like many who have come before him, he didn’t like my take on amniotic fluid products, a product that his conference company was pitching. It was an interesting conversation that revealed much…read more Can You Dodge ACL Surgery Arthritis? Brooke’s Story…
We’ve now officially saved many kids from ACL surgery. Why do I say “saved”? After all, isn’t ACL surgery a rite of passage for teenagers these days? They break the ligament and they get it replaced, just like inserting a new spare part? Nope. ACL surgery in a teenager is nasty business, a decision that…read more Where in the World Do Regenexx Patients Come From?
Given that we began this trend of orthopedic stem cell use in 2005, we’ve had a lot of patients seek out our advanced technologies from many far-flung places. I had our biostatistician run a report this week on where our non-US patients traveled from to get a Regenexx procedure at a US site. The map…read more 