The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
The Blind Leading the Blind: Bone Marrow Aspiration Volume?
Recently on the blog site of a company that sells a bone marrow concentrator machine, a rather bizarre post appeared suggesting that patients should seek doctors who used a bone marrow aspiration volume that was published in the research. Confused? You’re not the only one, as I wasn’t sure what the point was either other than it provided…read more
Google Maps for the Body Helps Probe the Mysteries of Arthritis
Surgery is not new. It has been performed for thousands of years as the emergence of cutting tools also brought about the concept that opening the body to remove “the problem” made sense. But can Google maps improve the concept? Interestingly, in earlier modern times, surgery was really reserved for emergency situations like appendicitis, and failed…read more
Regenexx Blog Reaches 1,500 Posts!
These past few months, as I watched the counter on the blog dashboard inch toward 1,500, I knew it was time for a meta-post celebrating the event. Hard to believe that one thousand and five hundred times I’ve sat at a computer and blogged about something! Hard to believe that I’ve been blogging since October of…read more
When is Knee Surgery Necessary?
Here’s a video this morning entitled, “When is knee surgery necessary?” This one was inspired by a 2012 study of the Framingham Osteoarthritis data that showed that many common things found on knee MRI such as bone spurs, holes in the cartilage, and meniscus tears occur as much in patients with knee pain as without.…read more
New Research: Fat Stem Cells Bad for Back Discs
There are many clinics using fat stem cells for whatever ails you, including some clinics that are injecting these cells into degenerated discs. However, the vast majority of the promising research into stem cells to help low back discs has been performed with stem cells from bone marrow, not fat. What if the research that…read more
Orthopedic Urban Myths: Lost Cartilage = Pain
This morning I decided to start a series on what I call Orthopedic Urban Myths. What I’ll concentrate on are things that seem true because they’re widely believed by physicians and consequently patients, but when you dig into the medical research, turn out to be false. I’ll start with a big whopper that’s widely believed:…read more 