The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Carpal Tunnel Surgery Recovery: Does Cutting the Ligament Have Consequences?
Carpal tunnel surgery has become a standard surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, a problem that occurs when the median nerve gets chronically pinched at the wrist. The surgery is simple, cut the ligament that normally covers the carpal tunnel to give the nerve more breathing room. However, does cutting the transverse carpal ligament (TCL)…read more
Is Starbucks Killing as Many People as Cigarettes? New Study Confirms a Sneaking Suspicion
Is coffee dangerous? I have said for years that one day, the studies will point towards Starbucks being a leading cause of mortality in the U.S. This week the first large study of that type appeared. It showed that men and women who drink 4 or more small cups of coffee a day have between a…read more Speak Out in Support of Personalized Medicine: Oppose SB 959
This past year there was a pharmacy compounding tragedy that is now being used to kill personalized medicine. You may remember the NECC pharmacy catastrophe where contaminated samples of steroid were sent to various hospitals and surgery centers. Unsuspecting doctors then injected this medication while performing epidural steroid injections. This unfortunate event has caused a…read more
Partial Knee Replacement Recovery for People Under 60
Faster partial knee replacement recovery is often touted as the rationale for why someone would want to replace only half their knee versus a total knee replacement. However, the research of the last few years hasn’t been kind to other minimally invasive knee replacement options like hip resurfacing. Will partial knee replacement problems also surface?…read more Fat vs. Bone Marrow Stem Cells: A Clinician’s Perspective
This week I treated a patient with adipose SVF stem cells to augment a low stem cell yield from bone marrow. I don’t do this often, as the quality of fat stem cells for orthopedic applications like arthritis is much less. We do use fat for an occasional structural graft in various procedures. Today I…read more
Knee ACL Injury Prevention: The Hip and Trunk Bones are Connected to the ACL. Who knew?
Given the old adage that “Prevention is worth a pound of cure”, what would be a good place to start for knee ACL injury prevention? This has been a great few years in the medical research for Orthopedics 2.0 philosophy. As you may know, our book Orthopedics 2.0 focuses on how our modern fixation on…read more
