The Interventional Orthobiologics Blog
Blog covering topics and research in interventional orthobiologics, interventional orthopedics, and orthopedic procedures.
Almost Up in Smoke
Our hearts and prayers go out this morning to the people near our Clinic HQ site in Colorado who lost their homes last night to a wind-fueled monster fire. In fact, that fire came within a few hundred yards of our Clinic and research site. This is that story. A Crazy Wind Day I’m on…read more
Omicron Update and More Zombie Apocolypse Misinformation
I’m still on a holiday blogging schedule, but a patient just sent a whacky blog on Omicron so I thought it was time to respond. So here’s an update on all things Omicron. Let’s dig in. Omicron Hospitalization Update Early on in this pandemic, the epidemiologists had a message that was quickly drowned out by…read more
Disease Modifying Drugs versus Surgical Avoidance
An entire generation of Osteoarthritis researchers has cut their teeth on the concept of the mythical DMOD. What’s that? Why is it important and how does it intersect with Orthobiologics? Is there a more realistic concept to measure the efficacy of Orthobiologics? Welcome to Surgical Avoidance. Let’s dig in. What Is a DMOD? DMOD stands…read more
A Study, a Professor, PRP and COIs Galore
As I have written previously, you don’t have to look too deep for industry-academic connections in the recent spate of papers all using fake PRP and claiming non-efficacy. This morning we’ll look into the professor at the University of Sydney who published the recent knee OA paper in JAMA. Let’s dig in. Why Are Conflicts…read more
Happy Thanksgiving!
It’s our day to give thanks. So let’s review the history of our modern Thanksgiving and then I’ll discuss what I’m thankful for. Let’s dig in. The History of Our Modern Thanksgiving To read about the actual history of the pilgrims, read this post. In 1777 the Continental Congress declared the first American Thanksgiving holiday…read more
The First Thanksgiving
I’m headed out today for a much-needed vacation, so I’ll be blogging quite a bit less this week. However, this morning I thought I would take a break from all of the medical and science stuff and dive into the first Thanksgiving. Let’s dig in. What Is Thanksgiving? You know me, I’m that 12-year-old kid…read more
