The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Knee ACL Study Now Recruiting Patients
New Knee ACL study! Introducing the Regenexx-ACL study. If you have a torn knee ACL, you may be a candidate. We’ve been using injected stem cells to treat ACL injuries for years with good patient reported and MRI imaging results. However, we also want to test what we do using a more rigorous study design,…read more
Can Knee ACL Ligament Tear Be Healed With Stem Cells? We Report Promising Research
Knee ACL Ligament Tear Treatment Using Adult Stem Cells At the AMSSM (American Medical Society of Sports Medicine) meeting in San Diego this week, Dr. Ben Newton of the Centeno-Schultz clinic reported on a case series of pre/post MRIs in patients with partial or complete non-retracted knee ACL tears treated with stem cells. The ACL…read more
Hip Arthroscopy Side Effects: The Portal Syndrome
Are there hip arthroscopy side effects you should know about? Look at the axial hip MRIs above. The one on the left is from a recent hip patient I evaluated in Grand Cayman while practicing medicine there who had a failed hip arthroscopy surgery. The one on the right is from a young woman seen…read more
Regenexx Summer Interns!
Looking for Regenexx Summer Interns! We are looking for pre-med or medical students who are interested in working on data collection for research at our Colorado facility. Some of the work can also be done remotely. The intern will work pulling patient and procedure information from clinical charts and entering that data into databases so…read more
New Study: Only Half of those with Arthritis Reported Significant Improvement After a Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
Knee or hip replacement surgery recovery-how far will you get? As I have blogged many times, most patients believe that getting a hip or knee replacement is like going in to get a new part put into their car. This is not the case, as hip and knee replacement surgeries are big and invasive affairs. For example,…read more
If I Have a Hole in My Knee Cartilage, Surely it’s causing My Knee Pain?
I have a hole in my knee cartilage on my MRI…am I doomed? A new study would suggest you may want to ignore the hole, as your other knee that doesn’t hurt likely has one too. MRI is a wonderful tool, but regrettably it’s a two edged sword. What do I mean? Study after study continues…read more 
