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July 10, 2019

Regenerative Use of Bone Marrow Aspiration in Louisville, Kentucky

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Regenerative medicine is using the
patient's own body tissues to help the

body repair areas that may be damaged,
such as cartilage, tendons, or ligaments.

Bone marrow aspirate is a way for us to
obtain stem cells.

And stem cells are another type of body
tissue cell that helps the body repair

itself and regenerate new
tissues in injured areas.

And in the bone marrow aspiration,
there's an area on the back part of the

hip that we localize with ultrasound,
then we anesthetize that area,

and go in with a needle and draw out about
60 ccs of bone marrow.

That is then put into a centrifuge and the
stem cells are separated,

resulting in about three to four
milliliters of stem cell concentration.

Then that stem cell concentration's
injected back into the injured area.

This can be an alternative to surgery for
certain conditions.

It's much safer, and less side effects and
certainly less invasive,

and can prevent future surgeries
down the road.

The feedback from patients has been really
pretty remarkable, in my experience.

One of the most gratifying parts of this
job is being able to get people back

to the activity that they enjoy,
to be able to allow them to be

as functional as possible during the day,
as safe as they can,

and with less pain as they can.

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Baptist Health Louisville: Regenerative Use of Bone Marrow Aspiration

The bone marrow aspiration procedure uses stem cells to help the body repair itself and generate new tissue to damaged areas. Learn about this regenerative stem cell therapy from Baptist Health.

Regenerative Use of Bone Marrow Aspiration in Louisville, Kentucky HealthTalks Transcript

Christopher Pitcock, MD, Sports Medicine:
Regenerative medicine is using the patient’s own body tissues to help the body repair areas that may be damaged, such as cartilage, tendons or ligaments. Bone marrow aspiration is a way for us to obtain stem cells. Stem cells are another type of body tissue cell that helps the body repair itself and regenerate new tissues in injured areas.

In the bone marrow aspiration, there’s an area on the back part of the hip that we localize with ultrasound, then we anesthetize that area and go in with a needle and draw out about 60 cc of bone marrow. That is then put into a centrifuge, and the stem cells are separated, resulting in about 3 to 4 milliliters of stem cell concentration. Then, that stem cell concentration is injected back into the injured area. This can be an alternative to surgery for certain conditions. It’s much safer, has less side effects, and is certainly less invasive and can prevent future surgeries down the road.

The feedback from patients has been really pretty remarkable in my experience. One of the most gratifying parts of this job is being able to get people back to the activity they enjoy. To be able to allow them to be as functional as possible during the day, as safe as they can, and with as less pain as they can.

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