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Why bone marrow concentrate is the best regulatory compliant orthobiologic in the USA
I just gave this lecture at the 2019 Interventional Orthopedics Foundation Annual Meeting. At the Dallas PRP and Stem Cell Institute we only use your own bone marrow as the source for stem...
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How to find us on Social Media!
My primary interests are sports medicine orthopedics, orthobiologics, and shoulder and knee surgery. Here are some ways to find more content on these topics!
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We use bone marrow derived Stem Cells or PRP(platelet rich plasma) for elbow conditions like tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, ulnar collateral ligament tears
Here is another example of how we analyze and document every single PRP injection in the office so that we can develop dosing criteria for specific orthopedic applications. Two weeks ago...
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Listen Don Buford, MD on the latest Regenerative Medicine/Sports Medicine Podcast from Dr. Andrew Dold, MD
My recent Regenerative Medicine podcast with Dr. Andrew Dold is now available! Dr. Dold is an orthopedic surgeon who has a sports medicine podcast just started on iTunes and Soundcloud....
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Want to get off of narcotics? Consider Orthobiologics
One of our best options to fight the opioid epidemic (in orthopedics) is with orthobiologics. At the Dallas PRP and Stem Cell Institute we use platelet rich plasma and bone marrow derived...
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Fascinating story about Stem Cell Research and Academic Fraud at Harvard University
On October 15, 2018 Gina Kolata of the NY Times published an article detailed Harvard University’s retraction of dozens of articles by cardiologist Dr. Piero Anversara. Dr. Anversa has...
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What to do with a degenerative meniscal tear?
30 second example of an obstructive meniscal tear that often continues to cause knee dysfunction despite nonsurgical treatment. The degenerative tears have been shown in multiple studies...
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Another reason to avoid any products that don’t come from your own body
On September 28, 2018, the Liveyon company started a product recall of their umbilical cord blood products produced by Genetech in San Diego because of contamination with E. coli. There is...
Make sure your doctor or surgeon is checking the Platelet Rich Plasma on every case!
We had a good example yesterday of how important it is to quantify the orthobiologic and also how much variance there can be in the same patient on the same day. Our first draw resulted in...
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Stop the “Umbilical Cord Blood is a Stem Cell Injection” Scam
Don’t get scammed by a clinic selling “umbilical cord blood as a living stem cell”. The clinic in question has been in Plano and Arlington Texas for a long time defrauding patients.
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Ankle Pain?
If you are having ankle pain from an injury or arthritis, don’t keep getting steroid injections. Call us and come see why PRP or bone marrow derived stem cell injections are a better,...
If you have chronic pain or are not recovering from an injury….give us a call!
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Thumb, wrist, or hand pain? Wave Goodbye with PRP
Arthritis in your hand or thumb or wrist? Don’t forget about platelet rich plasma! There are many treatment modalities….medications, bracing, therapy, steroid shots……but only PRP is truly...
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Should’t We Treat People With Cartilage Problems As Well As We Treat Horses?
Bone marrow derived stem cells for cartilage repair worked in horses 8 years ago…isn’t time we started treating people with state of the art equine care?? In a 2010 article published in...
Ever Wish You Could Go To An “Honest” PRP and Stem Cell Seminar? Now you can
I am happy to report that our first three Dinner Seminars on PRP and Stem Cells in Orthopedics have sold out. There are 180 people signed up to attend one of our first 3 dinner seminar...
Meniscus Tear? Surgery is not always necessary
I like to try to have a thoughtful personalized approach to treating meniscal pathology rather than a less sophisticated approach of “treat them all the same”. After 25 years of surgical...
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We just completed our first 3 Dinner Seminars!
Thanks for attending our recent dinner seminar series at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. We wanted to make sure you had our contact info in case you or any loved ones have any orthopedic concerns...
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Shoulder Pain From Impingement? Try Orthobiologics Before Surgery
Here is another example of how we use Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in an orthopedic surgery practice to minimize the need for surgery. Our patient had shoulder impingement and pain for 2-3...
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What About Exosomes In Orthopedics?
What about exosomes as an “off the shelf” orthobiologic therapy? Today I received 4 email inquiries about exosomes. How much human outcomes data there is on the efficacy of exosomes in...
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The 25th Las Vegas MSK Ultrasound And Orthobiologics Course
We just completed another successful training course…our 25th in 9 years…and now have trained well over 1000 clinicians on MSK ultrasound. Our next Course in January 24-26, 2019 at the...
