Advances in the care of the aging athlete I have written several blogs in 2012 and 2013 pertaining to my foray into Cellular Orthopedics and the use of Stem Cells recruited from Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate in an attempt to avoid or at least delay a joint replacement. As readers know, I am Emeritus...
I will not pass judgment on Lance Armstrong, as I don’t know enough about what really transpired over the last ten years in the sport of cycling. Some years ago, actually more than 25, I would complete six or seven triathlons a year during the course of which I read Triatlete Magazine. I remember...
Orthopedic Care of the Mature Athlete The established practice leading to a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis is based on evidence of joint pain and/or reduced space between articulating bone surfaces on X-Ray. That loss of space in the radiograph is attributed to thinning of opposing articular cartilages...
It is our first morning back at the office after the Labor Day Holiday. My assistant started her daily routine per habit by listening to her voice mail. The first message left by a patient was a description of his progress since undergoing a bone marrow aspirate stem cell procedure for Avascular Necrosis ...
This past weekend, I had chance social encounters with two patients, not mine, unhappy with the outcome of their joint replacements. Their painful prostheses behaved no different than the patient with chronic osteoarthritis: swelling, limited motion, limp. Might stem cell management with an appropriate...
Orthopedic Care of the Mature Athlete Will stem cells work in relieving the pain from an arthritic joint; that is the question? A patient read my blog and called to discuss his experience with the orthopedic surgical community. Since his is not the first time I came across opposition to Regenerative...