Cellular Orthopedics Blog
What I was reminded about in preparing for my St. Petersburg lectures
What I copied and pasted above are three slides from my upcoming presentations to the 1200 Orthopedic Surgeon attendees at the combined meeting of the Russian Orthopedic Society to be held September 23 and 24 in St Petersburg, Russia. The members will travel from...
“FDA Cracks Down On Stem-Cell Clinics Selling Unapproved Treatments”
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on "unscrupulous" clinics selling unproven and potentially dangerous treatments involving stem cells. Hundreds of clinics around the country have started selling stem cell therapies that supposedly use stem cells but...
Hyaluronic Acid, Platelet Rich Plasma and Bone Marrow Concentrate
Patients receiving either Hyaluronic Acid (HA- Synvisc, Supartz, Euflexxa) or Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections will experience modest-term pain relief according to an article appearing in Orthopedics Today, August, 2017. In the study reviewed, Ultrasound Guided...
Cellular Orthopedics; should the future model be as a business or a scientific pursuit?
On August 3rd, I wrote a Blog titled” Advancing the Discipline of Cellular Orthopedics”. As readers of my weekly Blog as swell as present and former patients are aware, I have long focused my clinical practice first in joint replacement and now in Cellular...
Advancing the Discipline of Cellular Orthopedics
Most readers know that I “graduated” from joint replacement surgery into an emerging field of Regenerative Medicine about five years ago. Prior to that time, I had dedicated 37 years to Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery and played an active role in a joint replacement...
A Cellular Orthopedic Regenerative Testimonial
“Haven't spoken with you in a few months so I thought you might be interested to hear about my knees since the January injections. Things are definitely better. The most important of which is my really bad left knee doesn't lock up when I roll over in bed. It hurt so...
Combining Bone Marrow Concentrate into the joint with Subchondroplasty
We now are approaching five-year outcomes regarding the use of Bone Marrow Concentrate for Osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, shoulder and ankle. Bone Marrow contains Adult Mesenchymal Stem (MSC) cells and Growth Factors. In the beginning, the entire informed consent...
Postpone, perhaps avoid joint replacements
Last week, we traveled to Israel to celebrate the wedding of our youngest son. Israel became the destination for the event as Eric and Judith had met there while his music business was subcontracting to Coke and Judith led the International Marketing initiatives for...
Regenerative options for patients receiving chemotherapy, immunosuppression or radiation therapy
There has always been a category of patients for whom Bone Marrow Concentrate derived stem cells and growth factors were not a viable option. Patients who have received or are receiving chemotherapy, radiation therapy or immunosuppression have diminished stem cell...
Why The Center for Orthobiologic Clinical Trials?
Five years ago, I “graduated” from a 37-year career as an orthopedic surgeon with a practice based on hip and knee replacement surgery for arthritic joints. Trading my scalpel for a needle, I entered the new discipline of Cellular Orthopedics with a goal of helping...
Report from the OrthoBiologic Institute meeting, June 08-10, 2017
It was difficult for me to sit and listen to so many “show and tell” presentations not supported by scientifically overseen outcomes data. Too much anecdote about unproven methodologies; many not compliant with FDA guidance. Basically, it was frequently repeated false...
False Stem Cell Marketing
The lack of scientific foundation in stem cell marketing is all around us and negatively impacting those doing the right thing in the evolving discipline of Regenerative Medicine. Yesterday afternoon, a patient for whom I successfully completed a Bone Marrow...