The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Using Big Data for Knee Stem Cell Research
“Big Data” has been all the rage in medicine in this past few years. The idea has both been embraced by and shaken up academic circles. We’ve been a big fan of big data and frequently use it to determine who are the best candidates for our knee stem cell procedure. The idea that data…read more
New 4 Year Knee Arthritis Stem Cell Treatment Research
What’s the latest in knee arthritis stem cell treatment research? Awhile back I published the pain/functional data for 2014. As you know, we publish data from our registry about once a year. Rather than sending a few questionnaires to patients, we have an advanced registry that tracks every patent treated. The most interesting thing about the…read more
Fat Stem Cells Fail to Help Shoulder Rotator Cuff Injuries Heal
One of the biggest debates in the stem cell field right now is over the role of adipose stem cells versus their cousins derived from bone marrow. While bone marrow stem cells have been used extensively for orthopedic injuries going back to the 1990s, adipose stem cells have only been used to any significant degree…read more
Do High Heels cause Arthritis? New Study Says No…
Can high heels cause arthritis in your knee? Several years ago there was a big dust up in the press about a new study that showed that high heels caused arthritis. Now a new entry in that research shows the opposite-high heels may protect against knee arthritis. Girls, get your heels back out while I…read more
Pain Boards: This is so wrong on so many levels…
This week I had to ante up and take a 10 year board re-certification test. While some physicians are pushing back against these once a decade exams, I don’t mind the mental exercise. However, one question from my board review really exemplifies what’s wrong with medicine. Let me explain. First, for me personally, this was…read more
ACL Surgery Rehab: ACL Surgery Dramatically Impacts the Uninjured Knee!
Our existing ACL surgery rehab methods focus on returning patients to sports by strengthening and treating the operated knee. The rehab goal is to facilitate the two big reasons that patients who tear their ACL ligaments decide to get surgery: to return to sports at high levels and to prevent further damage to the knee. Despite…read more
