Figueroa D, Calvo R, Vaisman A, Arellano S, Figueroa F, Donoso R, Bernal N, O'Connell LA. Arthroscopic Intercondylar Notch Bone Marrow Aspiration During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
Arthrosc Tech 2019;
8:e1437-e1441. [PMID:
31890519 PMCID:
PMC6928362 DOI:
10.1016/j.eats.2019.07.022]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The anterior cruciate ligament is the most commonly injured ligament, with up to 10% of surgery failure. Atraumatic instability in the early postoperative period (<6 months) occurs as the result of poor surgical technique, failure of graft integration, or early mechanical overload during rehabilitation. Engineered cell therapy is a developing resource designed to increase the rate of tendon-to-bone interface healing. We describe a simple and safe technique to harvest mesenchymal stem cells by arthroscopic bone marrow aspiration from the intercondylar notch.
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