The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Hip Labrum Pain Surgery? A Quartet of New Studies Questions Why We Should Pay Attention to Labral Tears
I have seen patients enter my office with real fear in their eyes after being told they had a hip labral tear. They seem to associate the words “hip labrum pain” and surgery as if they belonged together like Abbot and Costello. After all, an MRI showed convincing evidence that the hip labrum was torn,…read more
Does a New Study Explain Rotator Cuff Tear Healing Time? Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears have Lower Regenerative Abilities
A new study just published may help explain the differences in rotator cuff tear healing time. While some partial tears of the rotator cuff will heal on their own, full thickness tears are usually another story, showing a prolonged or infinite healing time (meaning they often don’t heal). Could this be due to a difference in…read more
Regenexx Halloween!
Some great costumes around here at Regenexx Halloween!
Spine Fusion-o-mania: Is there a Low back Surgery Success Rate Anymore?
This past decade has seen an unprecedented explosion in spine fusions. In the meantime, from a clinician’s perspective, the low back surgery success rate has plummeted. This is because, like many things in medicine, this trend has been driven more by the high rates of insurance reimbursement for fusion than medical necessity. Take a gander at…read more
Knee Replacement Complications: Are Your Cells Getting Hammered?
Known Knee Replacement Complications Knee replacement complications have been featured in many clinical studies lately. I’ve blogged before about a huge increase in heart attacks in the ensuing weeks after a knee replacement. At least one large European registry has seen a significant increase in cancer rates in patients with a knee replacement-possibly due to…read more
Yet Another Study Shows Inferior Bone Properties of Adipose MSCs: The Tail Continues to Wag the Dog
Can fat stem cells help bone inside a bad arthritic knee? Fat stem cells have exploded in use this past several years, with now hundreds of clinics around the US where you can find these procedures being used to treat arthritis. While fat stem cells have some amazing anti-inflammatory properties that have been shown to be…read more
