The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Are The New AAOS Guidelines Science Based?
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recently published knee osteoarthritis guidelines that caught my attention. Instead of adding PRP to their knee arthritis treatment guidelines, which would be an evidence-based thing to do in 2021, the AAOS seems to have avoided all evidence and doubled down on the practice of injecting harmful steroids into knees!…read more
Our Latest Paper on Umbilical Cord “Stem Cell” Products Gets Published!
One of the staples of the “Stem Cell Wild West” has been tissue manufacturers claiming that they’re selling Umbilical Cord stem cell products. Based on our lab testing of many products we knew this was fiction, but that also needed to be peer-reviewed and published. That just happened. Let’s dig in. Umbilical Cord “Stem Cells”…read more
Another One Bites the Dust: Surgery for AC Separation
There isn’t a month that goes by that if you’re looking, yet another orthopedic surgery sacred cow bites the dust. This one involving AC separation for me is personal. Let dive in. What Is the AC Joint? AC stands for Acromioclavicular. This is the joint between the clavicle (collar bone) and the front extension of…read more
Do Ultrashort Bouts of Maximal Exercise Help?
I remember magazine Ads for a $15,000 exercise machine that advertised that you could work out really hard for 4 minutes a day and become fit. This was either a nutty way to make tons of money or a curious quirk of human physiology. So which was it? A recent study may suggest that this…read more
Why Are Interventional Pain Physicians Becoming Spine Surgeons?
We’ve all started attending in-person conferences again while some are still virtual. Having not been doing this for two years, one of the things that startled me was the number of booths selling percutaneous fusion devices to interventional pain physicians. So what’s up? Is this a good or a bad trend? What Is an Interventional…read more
How Does Orthopedic Surgery Stack Up to Interventional Orthopedics?
As I have shown a few times, orthopedic surgery has an embarrassingly poor evidence base. I recently covered a new study that helped confirm this issue a few weeks ago and I have since performed a deep dive to compare how Interventional Orthopedics stacks up. Let’s dive in. The Old Gaurd versus the New Kid…read more
