The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Side Effects: Big Surgeries, Big Complications

Do Carpal tunnel syndrome side effects and complications exist?   Patients often look at surgery as a “fix”, much like going into a mechanic to get a new part installed or a tune up. Nothing could be further from reality. The reason why we push so hard in the direction of using biologics through injection is that it…read more

How Your Back May Be Causing Your Bunions and a Bunion Surgery Alternative

Bunion surgery is big business. Is there a bunion surgery alternative? To see if that’s possible, we first have to understand why bunions occur in the first place. In my clinical experience, a big cause is a back problem that causes the stabilizing muscles of the foot to weaken. How does that work? The nerves in your…read more

40% of Shoulder Replacements in Patients Younger than 55 Fail by 10 Years!

The web shows young and active people who are advertising shoulder replacements for clinics and manufacturers. But does that square with the research about young and active people and shoulder replacement recovery? First, total shoulder replacements are big surgery, and like hand joint replacement or an ankle joint replacement surgery, shoulder replacements can be problematic. The big…read more

Steroid Shots into Tendons Side Effects Noted!

A recent study out of the University of Pittsburgh fits with the evolving picture of serious steroid shots into tendons side effects. I’ve blogged before on how steroid injections have been associated with everything from significant bone loss in women to a suppression of the normal hormones produced by your body to handle stress. It’s still very common for…read more

Periodic Knee Injections of Stem Cells Delay Cartilage Degeneration

Japanese researchers presented a research study this week at the Orthopedic Research Society that showed periodic injections of stem cells delay cartilage degeneration in knee osteoarthritis. While this was an animal model, it fits with our 8 year experience of using stem cells in knee arthritis. We have always thought, especially in patients with more severe knee…read more

More Knee Replacement Problems Surface: Those with the Most Severe Arthritis Have Poorer Outcomes

The list of knee replacement problems continues to grow It’s been assumed that knee arthritis patients who undergo knee replacement can expect excellent results. However, the list of knee replacement problems continues to grow and recent research has questioned whether we really know that to be the case. In addition, we also know that a rather large…read more