The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Men Who are Aged 65-75 May Wear Out their Hip Replacement Sooner
When a patient undergoes a hip replacement surgery, he or she wants it to last a good long time. Why? Getting a second hip replacement surgery is a big deal. If the first surgery to put in the hip replacement device took 90 minutes, the revision will take double or triple that time. This is because important tissue…read more
Plastics Linked to Arthritis: Common Plastics and Waterproofing Agents linked to Arthritis in Women
Plastics linked to arthritis, especially in women was the finding of a recent study. It seems like everything we touch these days has a plastic component. Even our cans and seemingly paper containers are lined in it. I blogged awhile back that some common chemicals found in these plastics were linked to flipping a switch that can…read more
Changes in How You Move Due to Knee Arthritis Can Fry Other Joints and Impact Your Recovery
Can how your arthritic knee moves impact your knee arthritis recovery? As I’ve often said, a real problem with our current orthopedic care system is it’s laser like focus on what hurts and it’s general ignorance of how it got that way. I’ve blogged in the past on how what happens at the ankle can impact the…read more
Physician Based Innovation Scores Again: Gastric Bypass Surgery Beats Meds in Study after Study
There are two pathways for medical innovation, physician based innovation and pharma based innovation. However, based on the news media’s coverage of stem cells, you wouldn’t really know it. Whether it’s stem cells or stomach surgeries, physicians have created many of the best medical care we have today. In the 1980s, shortly after I graduated from medical school.…read more
Dr. Centeno and Colleagues Publish another Book Chapter on Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Centeno has published several book chapters on Regenerative Medicine for Orthopedic Injuries. The American Academy of Pain Medicine just released a new book on the Comprehensive Treatment of Chronic Pain. Since Regenerative Medicine is becoming a bigger deal now in pain management, it’s good to see that the medical societies are beginning to recognize it’s importance. In this…read more
Fully Recovered from Your First Big Back Injury? Likely not…
Have you recovered from your first big back injury? I see this story time and time again. A patient tells me that a few years ago they had a big back blow-up, usually during or after some activity. This was the first time that their low back was ever this severe and they needed to basically lay on the couch for…read more
