From the AMA Morning Rounds May 16, 2016 Today’s Medical News Prepared Exclusively for You Leading News “Exercise linked to reduced risk of several cancers” ABC World News Tonight (5/16, story 11, 0:25, Muir) reported, “The National Cancer Institute confirms that moderate exercise, all the...
You may have seen this subject matter before but research and everyday experience reminds me that one has to hear the informed consent three times for the best retention. Clinical translation of regenerative medicine technologies requires a source of stem and progenitor cells and growth factors. The...
Bob Dylan released his third studio album The Times They Are A-Changin’ in 1964; but history was in a constant state of flux before and Regenerative Medicine continues to evolve. While I am concerned about devolution in our civility and world; that’s outside the scope of my medical Blog and I will...
Last week, a patient presented with intractable right sided knee pain of five days duration following a fall in his home. I evaluated him and found no swelling, no limitation in the range of motion, no tenderness, no instability and no bruising. I caused an X-ray to be taken and it was “negative”. ...
Articulate cartilage has little to no capacity to undergo spontaneous repair because it has no blood supply nor is it able to regenerate across a physical gap. In order to restore cartilage in a skeletally mature patient, there is a need for outside help. In some settings, osteochondral transfer (bone...
Patients should participate in strengthening, low-impact aerobic exercises, and neuromuscular education; and engage in physical activity. Rationale: This recommendation is rated strong because of seven high-strength studies of which five showed beneficial outcomes. The exercise interventions were predominantly...
Cartilage damage may result from trauma, repetitive motion/impact, abrupt abnormal weight bearing, fractures, wear/degeneration, joint infection, meniscectomy, friction/abrasion due to abnormal joint alignment, inflammatory diseases or a genetic predisposition to name a few reasons. The primary symptoms...
Physicians should be in a constant state of education to keep their skills and knowledge at the forefront so that their patients get the best care possible. At the same time, I personally have devoted over 40 years to integrating patient care with research and education be it directed to joint replacement,...
In a commercial advertisement appearing on page 3 of the Monday, March 14, 2016 Chicago Tribune, a claim by the Osteo Relief Institute bases, in part, the validity of a “cutting-edge” treatment-Viscosupplementation intervention-on an article published in the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. Having...
The 2016 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has ended and the Orthopedic Surgical community is now very aware of what we have been accomplishing in Cellular Orthopedics for almost four years. In Orlando, Orthopedic Surgeons, “Camp Followers”, and the health care industry...
