The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Joint Replacement Heart Attack Risk Different in UK?
Joint replacement heart attack risk is a well known, well studied, phenomenon. This Harvard study caught my eye as it was looking to replicate findings that in the UK population, total hip replacements and total knee replacements reduce the risk of a heart attack! Huh? Maybe the rain? So what is the connection between heart attacks and joint replacement? To begin…read more
Can CoQ10 help arthritis? What is CoQ10?
Can CoQ10 help arthritis? Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a supplement that most people associate with protection from heart disease. Now a new study suggests that it may help in inflammatory arthritis. In particular, in a recent study, it was shown to reduce inflammatory substances and evidence of cell stress based on blood tests. What the…read more
Hip Replacement Back Pain? How Many Hips that Don’t Hurt Get Replaced?
Is hip replacement back pain a thing? Hip replacement rates are sky rocketing this past 10 years. We’ve seen many patients who have gotten their hip replaced and still have hip pain. How is that possible? The orthopedic surgeon never checked the low back as a possible cause of hip pain. A recent study shows…read more Dr. Centeno Lecturing at Uniformed Services University Today
Dr. Centeno is lecturing to US Army physical medicine residents and fellows today on the Walter Reed campus at the Uniformed Services University (the military medical school) on the use of stem cells in orthopedic injuries. This is a two day course that will allow military physicians to learn how to use regenerative medicine to…read more
Shoulder Stem Cell Repair? A Weightlifter’s Journey…
Todd is a middle aged man who tore his rotator cuff when lifting weights and was told he needed surgery to repair the tear. Todd chose to avoid the knife and instead got his own stem cells precisely injected into the tear using sophisticated imaging guidance. Now that he’s a year out from those shots,…read more
Knee Meniscus Surgery Outcome: Who Needs Knee Meniscus Surgery?
Gilbert was 59 years old when I first evaluated him back in 2011 for a 3 month old knee injury. He was limping back then due to a meniscus tear and was he was headed toward a knee replacement surgery. I just saw him this past week for the opposite knee and got an update that…read more
