The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
More Crazy Stem Cell Clinic Press Releases for the New Year…
This week I saw yet another crazy press release. I usually see these from some university claiming a stem cell first that isn’t close to a first. Yet now they also seem to be coming from doctors who are claiming firsts that are no where near firsts. This one was from an Orthopedic Sports doctor…read more
Of Knee Replacements and Mood Rings: Does Your Psychological Profile Determine Outcome?
Interesting paper out this week which tries to tie knee replacement outcome to temperament. I have to admit that not being in psychiatry, I had to look up and research some of these terms like sanguine and choleric. Melancholic and neurotic were a bit easier to understand. Basically, in a small study where patients who had…read more
Does Meniscus Surgery Work? A Quartet of Studies Says It’s No Better than Fake Surgery or PT
Few patients ask the obvious question about knee meniscus surgery: Does meniscus surgery work? The answer, after many different high quality studies is that it definitely doesn’t work. Let me explain. The first major paper on the efficacy of arthroscopic knee surgery was published more than a decade ago in 2002. It compared “arthroscopic debridement”…read more
Describing What We Do with Stem Cells and How it’s Different
This week a patient came in who was a lifelong martial arts expert. His right knee had been hurting for several months and was limiting his ability to do what he loved, so he went to an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon didn’t order an MRI, but an x-ray. This is becoming increasingly common in our…read more
Stem Cell Rap Song…
As you may know, we have a fellowship program where we take young doctors and educate them on the use of biologics and Interventional Orthopedics. Our fellow this year is a real pleasure and a great fit, John Pitts, M.D. John has great hands and a real knack for making patients comfortable. What I didn’t…read more
New Regenexx Difference Video
How are we different? A few months ago we set out to create a video about our research efforts and what goes on behind the scenes of every Regenexx procedure. We’re now seeing so many novices in the orthopedic stem cell space that we felt it important to help patients see what our almost decade…read more
