Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Harvest Techniques for the Sports Medicine Surgeon
Sachin Allahabadi, Harkirat Jawanda, Zeeshan A. Khan, Christopher M. Brusalis, Jorge Chahla, Brian J. Cole, Nikhil N. Verma
Abstract
The use of bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) as a surgical augment to enhance biologic healing has been gaining popularity in a variety of sports medicine procedures. Due to its reliable availability from multiple sites, including the proximal tibia, proximal humerus, and anterior superior iliac spine, BMAC can be harvested at a location selected to be adjacent to the primary procedure. This Technical Note aims to highlight 3 different harvest sites for BMAC, allowing orthopaedic sports medicine surgeons to localize their harvest site based on the proximity of the planned procedure and ultimately increase efficiency.