The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog

Exosome Products Remain Unapproved Drugs: Kimera Labs

It’s no secret to anyone watching the FDA regulatory space in orthobiologics that exosomes require full FDA approval with clinical trials. However, no exosome product being sold today has that type of biologic drug approval. Despite a steady diet of FDA letters to the offending companies, one of the last shoes left to drop has…read more

Identifying a Quality Clinic for Orthobiologics

I’m back to these simple messages that can be digested quickly. This morning the focus is on how to identify a clinic that is delivering high-quality orthobiologics versus one that’s likely a scam. This is a real problem, as in my experience, only about 1 in 100 clinics offering PRP, exosomes, stem cells, or other…read more

Advanced Ankle Treatment with Orthobiologics

Like everything else I have posted with these treatment infographics, if you or somebody you know is considering a PRP or stem cell procedure for their ankle, please make sure the clinic can do all of these injections in all of these areas. What percentage of clinics have these qualifications? Less than 1 in 100…read more

Should You Get Surgery to “Fix” Hip FAI? A Test of Construct Validity

If you read this blog, you know that I often write about what I experience on a day-to-day basis as a clinician. This weekend a hip surgeon on Linkedin and I went back and forth on the topic of why so many people without pain have FAI on their imaging and whether that means that…read more

Rest in Peace Arnie

This week the field of regenerative medicine lost a true luminary and the founder of the field, Arnold Caplan, Ph.D. professor at Case Western, passed away peacefully on January 10th at the age of 80. Today I would like to honor this man who changed so many lives for the better. The GOAT The term…read more

Can PRP Help Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients?

I have been very cautious in recommending orthobiologics to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, recently I found high-quality data on using PRP in these patients. So what does that say? Does PRP help patients with RA? What is RA and How is It Different than OA? Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease where…read more