ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
Evaluation of the Consistency and Composition of Commercially Available Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Systems.
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Abstract
backgroundBone marrow aspirate (BMA) concentrate (BMAC) has gained popularity as a treatment modality for various orthopaedic conditions; however, there are still inconsistencies in its reported therapeutic efficacy. This may be because of the many different commercial BMAC preparation systems used clinically, which generate dissimilar concentrate products. PURPOSE: To compare 3 commercially available BMAC preparation systems: Harvest SmartPrep 3, Biomet BioCUE, and Arthrex Angel. We evaluated the consistency of each of these systems and compared the composition of their concentrate products. STUDY
designControlled laboratory study.
methodsA total of 10 patients donated whole blood and BMA, which were combined and processed with the 3 different BMAC preparation systems. Samples were taken before and after processing for the measurement of white blood cells (WBC), platelets (PLT), CD34+ cells, and colony-forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F). To evaluate consistency, the variances of cell yield and concentration increase from baseline for each cell type were compared between systems. To compare concentrate product composition, differences between the systems' mean cell yield and concentration increase from baseline for each cell type were evaluated.
resultsThe Harvest system (variance, 0.25) concentrated WBC more consistently than the Arthrex system (variance, 3.25) (
conclusionThe consistency of the 3 systems was similar for all but 1 of the evaluated cell types. However, the composition of the concentrate products differed across systems. This may grant each system unique advantages without having to sacrifice reproducibility. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Understanding the consistency of different BMAC preparation systems and their product makeup may aid in determining optimal therapeutic doses of different cell types.
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