The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Knee Replacement Surgery and Alzheimer’s Disease: Does Knee Replacement Surgery Cause Brain Injury?
Are knee replacement surgery and Alzheimer’s disease linked? Our knowledge of brain injury has exploded in the past 10 years, led in large part by the recognition that sports like football and boxing can permanently injure the brain. As a result, it’s not surprising that we’re beginning to study whether some types of general anesthesia can…read more
The Fat Stem Cell Bait and Switch?
This past week I received a communication from a medical provider asking about the regulatory status of his “fat stem cell therapy”. While what he was doing wasn’t the production of a drug in this country, he also wasn’t using a stem cell therapy. He was shocked, as a sales rep had sold him a…read more
Blogging from the Caymans Again…
I’m down in Grand Cayman this week working with Regenexx Cayman. The Cayman site licenses the advanced Regenexx-C cultured stem cell procedure. For those interested, we are again offering our ground breaking stem cell procedure to treat disc bulges and herniations using Regenexx-C. Above is the sunset from the Marriott on 7 mile beach. The…read more
DDT Linked to Dramatically Bad Effects on Stem cells
Did you know that DDT effects stem cells? We all remember the DDT images of our childhood, the bird eggs broken by the weight of the mother nesting. While DDT was banned as an insecticide in the 1970s, it regrettably is still around, having accumulated in our bodies. Now a new research study shows dramatically…read more
Can you Use Stem Cells in Patients with Known Cancer?
The academic bench scientists crying wolf about stem cells have been all aflutter pitching stories to media outlets with titles like, “Stem Cells may Cause Cancer”and “Stem Cell Clinic Cancer Risk!” The rationale seems to be driven by the fact that embryonic stem cells have this proclivity and a general wish that physicians shouldn’t use stem…read more
Checking the Facts about Fat Stem Cell Therapies: Breaking Down the Slick Marketing
The Facts About Fat Stem Cell Therapies… A Regenexx Network physician recently sent me marketing materials from a fat stem cell company that were being sent to him by a patient. The patient has severe hip arthritis and based on his history is frankly unlikely to respond to any stem cell based treatment. I read…read more
