The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Hip Replacement Pain: A Frustrated Patient
I’ve blogged before on hip replacement pain, or when patients still have pain after hip replacement. Likely the most detailed study to date showed continued pain in patients who had hip replacement surgery-for example, on average 53% of hip replacement patients reported pins and needles 6 months after the surgery. Yesterday a new patient came…read more
Shoulder Surgery Down Time: Why are We so Focused on Sewing Rotator Cuff Tears?
I’m sitting here in the waiting room of a surgery center as my wife just had minor surgery. Orthopedic surgeons come and go telling families of how they found and “fixed” various rotator cuff tears. The brace guy eagerly awaits each new patient fitting them for a device that will guarantee loads of shoulder surgery…read more
Low Back Disc Stem Cell Results: Summary of Regenexx-C Treated Low Back Discs
What do low back disc stem cells results look like 4-6 years after treatment? In 2005 we began treating our first low back discs with stem cells. We expected to see what the animal models predicted, i.e. significant changes in MRIs-basically new discs regrown from stem cells. Regrettably that didn’t happen as we soon learned that the…read more
What Do All of these Stem Cell Numbers Mean? A Doctor-Patient Guide
On a LinkedIn discussion board I recently explained the difference between CFUs and stem cell counts and a medical device rep pinged me to ask if I would explain more, as he found that explanation helpful. One of the more confusing things out there these days are references to stem cell numbers. 99% of the…read more Knee ACL Surgery Alternative: Regenexx-ACL Procedure Gets Great Winter Sports Write-up
We continue to be amazed as physicians by the before and after MRIs we see every day as a result of the knee ACL surgery alternative used by our practice every day: The Regenexx-ACL procedure. This exacting image guided procedure was just written up in a Vermont Winter Sports Paper, just in time for all…read more
How Stem Cells Work: Pulmonary First Pass Effect or Highway to the Lungs
How Stem Cells Work – Part 7 To continue our “How Stem cells Work” short format video series, this episode brings up the sticky issue of stem cells getting stuck. Stem cell therapies come in many forms, but a common one is IV injection of cells. Despite this, there’s ample research to show that many…read more 