Regenerative Surgery & Intra-Operative Protocols Utilizing Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate in Microsurgical & Limb Reconstruction

Abstract

Regenerative medicine is a resource to restore structure and function to damaged tissues and organs, and to support the body’s own healing mechanisms. For surgeons, intraoperative cell therapies that integrate autologous cell-based therapy with surgical interventions are aiding patients in their own recovery. Intraoperative cell therapy includes tissue harvesting and processing in combination with surgical techniques and the cell-derivative application. The purpose of this paper is to provide the technique for obtaining bone marrow aspirate during surgery, and it’s applications in surgical interventions that include bone lengthening and arthrodesis, muscular transpositions, and micro peripheral nerve reconstruction.