The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
New Regenexx Local Anesthetics Paper Published
Over the past year we’ve seen an explosion in clinics playing with stem cells, many only dabbling in the practice. Since 2005 we have published much of the world’s literature on the use of stem cells in orthopedic injuries. In 2007, we became concerned about the exposure of stem cells to local anesthetics as our…read more
Lower Stem Cell Regenerative Potential in Rotator Cuff Tears: Is This Why They Don’t Heal?
After just posting nice registry results for rotator cuff tears treated with the patient’s own stem cells instead of surgery, I thought a paper published this week would be a great segue. The rotator cuff is a series of deep shoulder muscles that help to stabilize the shoulder and move the arm. When there’s a…read more
Rotator Cuff Tear Surgery Alternative: Precise Stem Cell Injections
Are precise stem cell injections a rotator cuff tear surgery alternative? This is the 2013 sub-analysis of data from our advanced treatment registry on patients with rotator cuff and labral tears treated with a very precise stem cell placement into their tears. A few things to note. First, these patients almost all had either a partial,…read more
Young Athlete Injuries: Treating Our Injured Teens Like Pros
Are we doing the right thing for our young athlete injuries? As a nation, over the past 1-2 decades, we’ve begun to treat our injured kid’s sports injuries like aging NFL athletes trying to eke out a contract extension for millions. However, the long-term calculus of trying to buy an aging athlete a few more big…read more
Ankle Stem Cells: 2013 Regenexx Treatment Registry Data
Here is the 2013 download for results obtained via stem cell injection into ankle patients (with a few small foot joint patients included). Most of these patients had either moderate or severe main ankle joint arthritis, with many also having either lax ligaments and/or partial tendon tears. A few patients also had sub-talar arthritis. In…read more
Shoulder Stem Cells: 2013 Regenexx Stem Cell Treatment Registry Data
Here’s our Shoulder Stem Cells 2013 registry data for shoulders treated with the Regenexx-SD procedure using the patient’s own stem cells. This is a mix of patients with rotator cuff tears, arthritis, labral tears, and instability. It also includes some cases from the RegenexxNetwork. Note that we’re reporting up to two year data (we have…read more
