The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Fat Stem Cells for Arthritis and Bone Diseases: Hanging Your Hat on 7 Patients…
Fat stem cells for arthritis? As promised, here’s an update on the number of patients treated to date and published for bone marrow versus fat stem cells for the treatment of arthritis and bone diseases. Focus for a moment on the number 7. That’s the number of patients in the world who have been reported…read more
An Update on Using Fat Stem Cells to Treat Arthritis: The Data is Still Very Weak
Last year, I created an infographic on the different stem cell types used in orthopedic stem cell procedures. At the time, I ran several searches of the U.S. National Library of Medicine to give readers an understanding of what was published on animal models of cartilage repair. To review, scientists try animal models first to…read more
Our Commitment to Orthopedic Stem Cell Research…
Which private clinic has the greatest commitment to orthopedic stem cell research? Regenexx wins that award hands down. Let me explain. This past week we had our annual Regenexx network provider meeting. We showed some raw data from the registry which will be further refined by our bio stats expert over the next few months.…read more
Massive Drop in Rotator Cuff Re-tears when PRP Added during Surgery
It seems like many surgeons are jumping on the PRP bandwagon these days, throwing it into many tissues during surgery. A study a while back (a 2012 review of 5 research articles) seemed to indicate that there was no efficacy in using it in shoulder rotator cuff repair. A new study published this week contradicts that earlier…read more
Rotator Cuff Tear Symptoms: Do Small Rotator Cuff Tears that Don’t Hurt become Bigger Tears that Hurt?
Do rotator cuff tear symptoms come from small problems that get bigger? For example, does it make sense to pay attention to asymptomatic rotator cuff tears or ignore them? These past several years we’ve seen data showing that knee meniscus tears in middle aged and elderly patients without knee pain are as common as wrinkles or grey…read more
Regenexx Network Annual Conference
This week we held our second annual Regenexx Network provider medical conference. This was preceded by a Regenexx Network ultrasound skills advancement course. Why? To better understand, let’s first discuss how many orthopedic, neurology, physical medicine, radiology, or family doctors would have the skill set covered in these courses. Very, very few. As an example, adding…read more
