| Title: |
Poster 378: The Availability and Price of Orthobiologic Injections in the Chicagoland Area: A Market Assessment Study |
| Authors: |
Hevesi, Mario; Damodar, Dhanur; Dasari, Suhas; Mehta, Nabil; Mameri, Enzo; Jackson, Garrett; Kerzner, Benjamin; Chahla, Jorge; Yanke, Adam; Cole, Brian; Verma, Nikhil; Khan, Zeeshan |
| Source: |
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine ; volume 11, issue 7_suppl3 ; ISSN 2325-9671 2325-9671 |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publications |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Description: |
Objectives: Orthobiologic therapies have recently gained popularity in orthopaedic surgery as potential treatment options that can be used to manage the symptoms of musculoskeletal conditions. However, the market for these products remains unregulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), giving rise to a wide range of available yet untested products. There are growing concerns related to patient safety and product efficacy, but also in regard to the amount of money being charged by providers for these treatments Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the current market for orthobiologic injections for knee osteoarthritis in a large, metropolitan city and determine 1) the willingness of providers to disclose the cost of an injection prior to an appointment; 2) the cost of injections if disclosed; 3) the cellular source of injections being advertised as “stem cell” products; and 4) whether there are differences in the market for orthobiologics within and outside of orthopaedic sports medicine practices. Methods: Orthopaedic sports medicine providers in the Chicagoland area were identified through the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) registries of sports medicine physicians seeing patients in at least one location within the Chicagoland area. Non orthopaedic clinics (including chiropractors, pain management physicians, and self-advertised “regenerative medicine” clinics) offering orthobiologic injections were compiled using Yelp! and Google search for listings and reviews containing the following key words: “PRP” or “platelet-rich plasma” or “platelet rich plasma,” “SCT” or “stem cells” or “amniotic tissue injections” or “adipose stem cell injections,” and “BMAC” or “bone marrow aspirate concentrate.” A single author [BLINDED] contacted every clinic via a common telephone script, which was modified from an existing study. Data was collected for each site on the types of injections offered, whether price was disclosed over ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1177/2325967123s00341 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/2325967123S00341 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967123s00341; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2325967123S00341 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.CD9B69F7 |
| Database: |
BASE |