The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
The Bone Marrow Harvest Doohickey Science Challenge…
We’ve seen a flood of new devices enter the market to harvest bone marrow stem cells. Any of which, if they actually worked, would be game changing for what we do, as obtaining 2-3 times as many stem cells from the same bone marrow aspiration (BMA) volume would be great for our patients. However, so…read more
What’s the Benefit of Stem Cells for Arthritis if Not Structural Repair?
What’s the Benefit of Stem Cells for Arthritis if not Structural Repair? This is a question from a twitter follower that I thought was so important but complex, that trying to answer in 140 characters or less would be impossible. Patients are often lead to believe that a stem cell injection used to treat moderate…read more
Regenexx Knee Osteoarthritis Stem Cell Treatment Study Results
Regenexx® Announces Positive Results From Largest Knee Osteoarthritis Stem Cell Treatment Study to Date Denver, CO September 9, 2015 — Regenexx®, a nationwide network of doctors specializing in regenerative medicine and advanced interventional orthopedic techniques, today announced the results of a peer-reviewed research study of 840 patients treated for knee osteoarthritis. All patients were treated…read more
NFL Stem Cell Treatments, USA Today, and the US Army
This past week a highly syndicated USA Today article appeared that was critical of NFL stem cell treatments and the athletes that seek these cures. Reading the article, one got the impression that stem cells used to treat orthopedic problems were some sort of “snake oil”. As I thought about how to discuss this article…read more
Fall 2015 Pain and Function Data for Regenexx SD Knee Patients
We are continuing the release this week of the fall 2015 registry data, here’s the 2015 Pain and Function Data for Regenexx SD Knee Patients. This means that the Numeric Pain Scale (NPS 1-10) was used as well as a LEFS (Lower Extremity Functional Scale) questionnaire. These are both research validated ways to collect improvement data…read more
Knee Stem Cell Research: 2015 Regenexx-SD Data
Knee stem cell research is still sparse in 2015. We’ve been collecting registry data for the last decade on the various stem cell procedures we offer. You would have thought that by now that we would have seen many other clinics and provider networks transparently publishing their data on knee stem cell injections. However, every…read more
