Outcomes and Complications After Bone Marrow Aspirate Harvest From the Calcaneus

ABSTRACT:

Background:

Bone marrow aspirate (BMA) is used with the putative goal of enhancing healing of injured tissue. The most common sites to harvest BMA are the iliac crest, the tibia, and the calcaneus. Investigators have found that the tibia and calcaneus have fewer progenitor cells than the iliac crest. This retrospective review evaluates the efficacy and safety profile of harvesting BMA from the calcaneus bone. We hypothesized that harvesting BMA from the calcaneus will have high efficacy and safety profile with low complication rates.

Methods:

A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing bone marrow aspiration from the calcaneus bone from January 2019 to October 2022 was performed. The main data points evaluated were patient satisfaction and pain level, follow-up ti

SUBMITTER: Encinas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469241 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature