The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Shoulder Surgery Alternatives: Measuring How Stem Cells Heal Rotator Cuff Tears
How do we measure the shoulder surgery alternatives that we’ve been using for years? We have great experience in helping patients avoid surgery by treating rotator cuff tears by an exacting injection of the their own stem cells. We’ve seen good evidence on pre and post MRI and ultrasound images of healing rotator cuff tears…read more
Will Your Activity Increase After a Hip or Knee Replacement?
Many patients believe things about hip and knee replacement surgeries that are pretty far from what the research actually says about these surgeries. For example, many patients believe that most people have no pain after a hip or knee joint is replaced, but the research says most patients are still in pain. In addition, many…read more
Are the Chemicals that Are Keeping You Heavy Killing Your Joints?
Are your weight hormones killing joints? Most patients don’t understand that there are chemicals that are involved in weight control. The media has really only focused on what you eat, not how your body reacts. One important chemical for weight control has a strange name-leptin. In fact, it’s part of a family of similar molecules…read more
New Stem Cell Hand Arthritis Data
In keeping with the focus on the 2013 registry download, here’s new stem cell hand arthritis data, which is the data from a group of patients with mostly severe thumb arthritis who were injected with their own stem cells. Most of these patients would have been candidates for a less than perfect thumb joint replacement…read more
2013 Regenexx Holiday Party
Do you remember when you were a kid and you saw a teacher out at the mall? It was hard to conceptualize that they had real lives outside of the classroom. Last night was our annual Centeno-Schultz Clinic / Regenexx Holiday Party at our home in Boulder. Our crew has grown so large that in…read more
ACL Surgery Alternative: Imaging Analysis in our New Stem Cell ACL Tear Studies
Can a stem cell injection be an ACL surgery alternative? The ACL is the major stabilizing ligament of the knee. ACL tears are a big deal, especially in young athletes. In women’s soccer, torn knee ACLs seem to be an outright national epidemic. The surgery for this procedure is very invasive and installs a new…read more
