Platelet Rich Plasma Update - American Shoulder And Elbow

Orthobiologics: The Evolving Frontier
Disclosures
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
March 2015
New Kid on the Block
AAOS/AOSSM Specialty Day
March 28, 2015
Las Vegas, Nevada
Kevin D. Plancher, M.D., M.S.1-2
Stephanie C. Petterson, MPT, PhD3
Allison Green, PhD3
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Royalties from Publishers
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Medical/Orthopaedic Publications Editorial/Governing
Board
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1Clinical
Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, New York, NY
3Orthopaedic Foundation, Stamford, CT
2Plancher
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Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier; Thieme
American Journal of Orthopedics; Arthroscopy: The Journal of
Arthroscopic and Related Surgery; Operative Techniques in Sports
Medicine
Board Member/Committee Appointments for a Society
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AAOS; ASES; AANA; ISAKOS; EOA; NY Chapter Arthritis
Foundation; NY County Medical Society – Government Affairs
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Principal Investigator - Clinical Trials
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Funding, Fellowship
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Pfizer; Zimmer; Anika Therapeutics
Arthrex; ConMed Linvatec; Zimmer
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
New Kid on the Block - BMAC
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Viscosupplementation
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Advantages
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AAOS - Strong Evidence Against
AANA - “AAOS Missed the Mark”?
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Do Growth Factors Exist?
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Nucleated Cells
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Platelet-Rich Plasma - 2014
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells MSCs
Hyaluronic Acid
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New Kid on the Block - BMAC
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Meta-Analysis - Poor Evidence
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Animal Studies
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Human Studies
• Great
• Plantar Fasciitis
- No Improvement
• Good Potential
• Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis
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- No Improvement
▪ No Evidence
• Rotator Cuff
Osteogenic (Bone) Potential
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Animal Studies
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Human Studies
• Great
- No Improvement
• ACL Reconstruction
• Good Potential
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- No Improvement
• Achilles Tendinopathy/Rupture
- No Improvement
• Patellar Tendinopathy
- No Improvement
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1.AAOS Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Evidence-Based Guideline. 2nd ed. 2013. Available
at http://www.aaos.org/research/guidelines/TreatmentofOsteoarthritisoftheKneeGuidelin
2.Sandrey MA. Autologous Growth Factor Injections in Chronic Tendinopathy. J Athl
Train.2014;49(3):428-430.
3.de Vos RJ, et al. Strong evidence against platelet-rich plasma injections for chronic lateral
epicondylar tendinopathy: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med. 2014; 48(12):952-6.
4.Moraes VY, et al. Platelet-rich therapies for musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries. Cochrane
Database Syst Rev. 2014; 29;4:CD010071.
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Limited Research
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Cost
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No Long Term Studies
$1200-2000
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Animal Studies Great Results
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Full Thickness Chondral Defect
 Horses1
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Progenitor Cells
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Differentiate To:
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•
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•
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Disadvantages
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Stem Cells - What Are They?
Mesenchymal Stem
Cells
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3-8x Concentrated in Aspirate
Chondrogenic (Cartilage)
Potential
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Osteoblasts
Chondrocytes
Myoblasts
Adipocytes
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MFx Vs. Decalcified CorticalCancellous Bone Matrix
• Hyaline-Like Articular Cartilage Repair
• Biomechanical Properties Like Normal
Cartilage
Bone Marrow
Adipose Tissue
Synovial Tissue
Peripheral Blood
Periosteum
Umbilical Cord Blood
Infrapatellar Fat Pad
1.Veronesi et al. Clinical Use of Bone Marrow, Bone Marrow Concentrate, and Expanded Bone Marrow
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Cartilage Disease. Stem Cells and Development 2013. 15;22(2):181-92
2.Filardo G. et al. Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of cartilage lesions: from preclinical findings
to clinical application in orthopaedics. KSSTA. 2013; 21:1717–1729
• Increased Filling of Defect
• Greater Type II Collagen
Rabbits2 - 2014
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Sources
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Microfracture Vs. MFx + BMAC
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Generalized Osteoarthritis
 Sheep3
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Isolated Meniscus Tear
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Slowed Cartilage Progression
Evidence of Meniscal Regeneration
 Sheep4
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Full Thickness Tear Red-White Zone
• Improved Meniscal Healing
Rabbits5
Full Thickness Tear Avascular Zone
• MSCs - Improved Meniscal Repair
1.Fortier LA et al. Concentrated bone marrow aspirate improves full-thickness cartilage
repair compared with microfracture in the equine model. JBJS Am. 2010
18;92(10):1927-37.
2.Dai L et al. One-step repair for cartilage defects in a rabbit model: a technique
combining the perforated decalcified cortical-cancellous bone matrix scaffold with
microfracture. AJSM. 2014; 42(3):583-91.
3.Al Faqeh H et al. The potential of intra-articular injection of chondrogenic-induced bone
marrow stem cells to retard the progression of osteoarthritis in a sheep model. Exp
Gerontol. 2012; 47(6):458-64.
4.Duygulu F et al. Effects of intra-articular administration of autologous bone marrow
aspirate on healing of full-thickness meniscal tear: an experimental study on sheep.
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2012;46(1):61-7.
5.Zellner J et al. Role of mesenchymal stem cells in tissue engineering of meniscus. J
Biomed Mater Res A. 2010; 15;94(4):1150-61.
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Stem Cells - Where Do We Get Them?
Sources - Autologous or
Allogenic
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Select Donor Site
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Withdraw ~60cc Aspirate
Centrifuge
Extract Concentrate
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Deliver BMAC
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Greatest Concentration
• Bone-Forming MSCs1
- 898.4±1431.5 cells/mL
Other Sources
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One-Step
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Iliac Crest
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How Do We Do It?
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Anterior/Posterior Iliac Crest
Full Regenerative Potential
Knee
• Cartilage
• Meniscal Regeneration
• ACL
Tibial Metaphysis
• 32.4±135.4 cells/mL
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Calcaneal
Humerus2
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Proximal
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Distal Femur
• 883.9±577.6 cells/mL
• 551.3±408.1 cells/mL
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Shoulder
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Elbow
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Hip
• Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff
• 7.1±17.4 cells/mL
• Lateral Epicondylitis
1.
2.
Hyer CF et al. Quantitative assessment of the yield of osteoblastic connective tissue
progenitors in bone marrow aspirate from the iliac crest, tibia, and calcaneus. JBJS Am.
2013;95(14):1312-6.
Beitzel K et al. Comparison of mesenchymal stem cells (osteoprogenitors) harvested
from proximal humerus and distal femur during arthroscopic surgery. Arthroscopy.
2013;29(2):301-8. © Copyright 2015 Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine PLLC
• Avascular Necrosis
1.Gigante A et al. Arthroscopic knee cartilage repair with covered microfracture and bone marrow
concentrate. Arthrosc Tech. 2012; 4;1(2):e175-80.
Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Back to The Future?
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BMAC Systems *White Paper Info
Biomet
BioCue
Arteriocyte
Magellan
MaroMax
Harvest
SmartPReP 2
BMAC
Arthrex
Angel
Alliance
Spine
Cyclone
Emcyte
Genesis
CS
Nucleated
Cells
7.9x
5-6x (MSCs)
3-6x
10x
7-8x
11-12x
Platelets
7.2x
7.2x
4-6x
9x
7-8x
6.7x
Hardware
Cost (i.e.
Centrifuge)
None
None
None
None
None
~$1300
$1200-1900
~$2000
$1400
$1095
15 min
16 min
40ml - 15
min 180ml 26 min
10 min
12 min
Spin 2800
2nd Spin 3800
2500±150 x 1-3 min
2300±140 x 6-9 min
3800
2400
Two-Step
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Regulatory Issues
Clinical Trial
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Knee
Why?
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Expanded Grow Cells
• Greater Concentration of
MSCs
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Per Use Cost
(i.e. Kit)
Disadvantage
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Risk of Contamination
1.Wakitani S et al. Human autologous culture expanded bone marrow
mesenchymal cell transplantation for repair of cartilage defects in
osteoarthritic knees. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2002; 10:199-206.
2.Veronesi F et al. Clinical use of bone marrow, bone marrow concentrate, and
expanded bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in cartilage disease. Stem
Cells Dev. 2013; 22(2):181-92.
3.Xu S et al. An improved harvest and in vitro expansion protocol for murine
bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. J Biomed Biotechnol. 2010;
2010:105940.
Total
Processing
Time
RPM
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15 min
3200
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
How Much To Inject?
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3 Systems Compared
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1st
*Excludes International Companies
BMAC Systems - 2014
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Harvest SmartPReP 2 BMAC
Biomet BioCUE
Arteriocyte Magellan
Osteogenic, Chondrogenic
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Greatest Concentration After
Centrifugation
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<1000 MSCs/mL Injected
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>1000 MSCs/mL Injected
• All Healed
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Harvest SmartPReP 2 System
Best Yield
Smaller Volume BMA = Greater
Concentration MSC
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30 BMA Samples From Iliac Crest2
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10cc Vs. 50cc Syringes
• 3x Greater MSCs Concentration - 10mL
Syringe!
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40 Patients
Bilateral Iliac Crest Aspiration
• First 20 Harvest Vs. Biomet
• Second 20 Harvest Vs.
Arteriocyte
1.Hegde V et al. A prospective comparison of 3 approved systems for autologous bone marrow
concentration demonstrated nonequivalency in progenitor cell number and concentration. J Orth Trauma
2014; 28(10):591-8.
60 Tibial Atrophic Non-Unions JBJS
• No Healing
Greatest Number
Progenitor Cells
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>1000 MSCs/mL Threshold1
32 BMA Patients from Anterior Iliac
Crest3
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1cc Vs. 2cc and 2cc Vs. 4cc
Syringes
• Larger Volume = Decrease MSC
▪ Diluted with Peripheral Blood
• 4 1cc Syringes 2x MScs than 1 4cc
Syringe
1.Hernigou P et al. Percutaneous autologous bone-marrow grafting for nonunions.
Influence of the number and concentration of progenitor cells. JBJS Am.
2005;87(7):1430-7.
2.Hernigou P et al. Benefits of small volume and small syringe for bone marrow
aspirations of mesenchymal tem cells. Int Orthop (SICOT). 2013;37:2279-2287.
3.Muschler GF et al. Aspiration to obtain osteoblast progenitor cells from human bone
marrow: the influence of aspiration volume. JBJS Am, 1997;79: 1699-709. Erratum.
1998; 80:302.
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Is BMAC Safe?
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Systematic Review - 2013
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844 Cases
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Indications
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No Reported Complications1
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• No Tumors or Infections
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Avascular Necrosis10
Hip
Knee
Elbow
Other Indications
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No Infection
No Complications To Date
Long Term Studies
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Elbow
Patellar
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No Morbidity
Injection Site
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Chondral Defects3,4,7
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Harvest Site
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Chronic Tendinopathy
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Our Recent Series
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101 Cases
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Rotator Cuff Repair15
Cartilage Regeneration1
Following Aspiration
• 0.001% Infection
• 0.001% Pulmonary Embolism
- Circumstances?
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Pain and Swelling
• Harvest Site
• Injection Site
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Primary Indications
More Data Needed
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1.Hendrich C et al. Safety of autologous bone marrow aspiration concentrate transplantation:
initial experiences in 101 patients. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2009;1(2):e32.
2.Wakitani S et al. Safety of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell
transplantation for cartilage repair in 41 patients with 45 joints followed for up to 11 years
and 5 months. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2011; 5:146–150.
3.Peeters CM et al. Safety of intra-articular cell-therapy with culture-expanded stem cells in
humans: a systematic literature review. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Oct;21(10):1465-73.
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Spinal Fusion11
Chronic Wound Healing12
Ischemic Wounds2,9
Distraction Osteogenesis6,8
Delayed Union & Nonunion5,10
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Shoulder - Rotator Cuff Repair
Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff
Repair - 2014
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Knee - Meniscal Regeneration
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Partial Medial Meniscectomy - 2014
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45 Patients
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Symptomatic Ruptures
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Minimum 10 Year Follow-Up
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Faster Healing Rate - 6 Months
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Prevented Further Tears
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100% RCR+MSC Patients
67% RCR Only Patients
Intact Rotator Cuff at 10 Years
• 87% RCR+MSC Patients
• 44% RCR Only Patients
1.Hernigou P et al. Biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair with mesenchymal stem cells during arthroscopy improves
healing and prevents further tears: a case-controlled study. Int Orthop. 2014;38(9):1811-8.
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- P=0.04
1.Vangsness CT et al. Adult human mesenchymal stem cells delivered via intra-articular injection to the knee
following partial medial meniscectomy: a randomized, double-blind, controlled study. JBJS Am. 2014;96(2):90-8.
2.APiontek T et al. ll-arthroscopic technique of biological meniscal tear therapy with collagen matrix. Pol Orthop
Traumatol. 2012; 31;77:39-45.
3.James EW et al. Repair of a complete radial tear in the midbody of the medial meniscus using a novel crisscross
suture transtibial tunnel surgical technique: a case report. KSSTA. 2014 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Chondral Defects2 - 2014
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25 Patients
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BMAC+Collagen Scaffold Matrix
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3 Year Follow-Up Minimum
ICRS Grade 4 - Full Thickness Defect
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Lesion Size 8.3 cm2
Complete Filling of Defect in 80% of Patients
Hyaline-Like Cartilage
Osteoarthritis Medial
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Compartment1
56 Patients
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Significant Increase in Meniscal Volume
(>15%)
• 1 Year Follow-Up
- P=0.022
Significant Reduction in Pain
• 2 Year Follow-Up
Knee - Chondral Defects
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Meniscectomy + MSCs:
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Isolated Repair Vs. Repair +
MSCs
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Isolated Meniscectomy
Meniscectomy with MSCs
• Allogenic MSCs 7-10 Days Later
Single Row Rotator Cuff Repair
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Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled
Study1
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• 1.5-3.5cm
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1. Giannini S et al. Cartilage repair evoluation in post-traumatic osteochondral lesions of the talus: from open field autologous chondrocyte to bone-marrow-derived cells transplantation.
Injury. 2010;41(11):1196-203.
2. Iafrati MD et al. Early results and lessons learned from a multicenter, randomized, double -blind trial of bone marrow aspirate concentrate in critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg.
2011;54(6):1650-8.
3. Gobbi A et al. One-step surgery with multipotent stem cells for the treatment of large full-thickness chondral defects of the knee. AJSM. 2014;42(3):648-57.
4. Wakitani S et al. Safety of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for cartilage repair in 41 patients with 4 5 joints followed for up to 11 years and 5
months. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2011;5(2):146-50.
5. LeNail LR et al. Percutaneous grafting with bone marrow autologous concentrate for open tibia fractures: analysis of forty three cases and literature review. Int Orthop.
2014;38(9):1845-53.
6. Lee DH et al. Bone marrow aspirate concentrate and platelet-rich plasma enhanced bone healing in distraction osteogenesis of the tibia. CORR. 2014;472(12):3789-97.
7. Wakitani S et al. Human autologous culture expanded bone marrow mesenchymal cell transplantation for repair of cartilage defects in oste oarthritic knees. Osteoarthritis Cartilage.
2002;10(3):199-206.
8. Gessman J et al. Regenerate augmentation with bone marrow concentrate after traumatic bone loss. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2012;4(1):e14.
9. Benoit E et al. The role of amputation as an outcome measure in cellular therapy for critical limb ischemia: implications for clinical trial design. J Transl Med. 2011; 9:165.
10.Hendrich C et al. Safety of autologous bone marrow aspiration concentrate transplantation: initial experiences in 101 patients. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2009;1(2):e32.
11.Vadala G, et al. Use of autologous b one marrow cells concentrate enriched with platelet-rich fib rin on corticocancellous b one allograft for posterolateral multilevel cervical fusion. J
Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2008;2(8):515-20.
12.Nishimoto S, et al. Impacts of bone marrow aspirate and peripheral blood derived platelet-rich plasma on would healing in chronic ischaemic limb. J Plast Surg Hand Surg.
2013;47(3):169-74.
13.Jyotsna M, et al. Autologous bone marrow-derived progenitor cell myocardial delivery for recent myocardial infarction patients following early angioplasty: results from a pilot study.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2006;7(4):217-21.
14.Konstanty-Kalandyk J, et al. The combined use of transmyocardial laser revascularization and intramyocardial injection of bone-marrow derived stem cells in patients with end-stage
coronary artery disease: one year follow-up. Kardiol Pol. 2013;71(5):485-92.
15.Mazzocca AD, et al. Rapid isolation of human stem cells (connective progenitor cells) from the proximal humersu during rotator cuff surgery. AJSM. 2010;38(7):1438-47.
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Elbow - Lateral Epicondylitis
Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis1 2014
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30 Patients
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Single Injection
Significant Decrease
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2 Year Follow-Up
Varus Alignment - 9°
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Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation
(PRTEE) Scores
• Measures Pain, Function, and ADLs
• Higher Scores = Higher Dysfunction
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Pre-Injection - Baseline
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Post-Injection – 3 Months
High Tibial Osteotomy with Microfracture - All
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28 Patients - Isolated Procedure or
28 Patients + Intraarticular Injection MSCs
Significant Functional Improvement in Patients
with MSCs
• 72.8 ± 6.97
• IKDC
• Lysholm
• Tegner
1.Wong KL et al. Injectable cultured bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in varus knees with
cartilage defects undergoing HTO: a prospective, RCT with 2 years’ follow-up. Arthroscopy. 29(12):2020-8.
2.Gobbi A et al. One-step surgery with multipotent stem cells for the treatment of large full-thickness chondral
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defects of the knee. AJSM. 2014; 42(3):648-57.
Untreated
• 14.86 ± 3.48
- P<0.0001
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No Adverse Events
1.Singh A et al. Bone marrow injection: A novel treatment for tennis elbow. J Nat Sci Biol Med. 2014;5(2):389-91.
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Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Ankle - Osteochondral Defect
Focal Talar Dome Lesions
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25 Patients
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Improved Functional Scores
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Hip - Avascular Necrosis
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Follow Up - Avg 5 Year
Femoral Head
Osteonecrosis - 2014
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AOFAS
• 7.1±17.2 to 92.6±10.5
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- P<0.0005
• 82% Improvement
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1 Year
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219 Hips
Meta-Analysis
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Results
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- 3 Years
- 2nd Look
Bone Marrow-Derived MSC
Injection
Core Decompression
Higher Harris Hip Scores
• Pooled Weighted Mean
Difference = 8.69
- 95% CI: 3.76-13.62
- P<0.01
Harvested Cartilage
• 100% Patients
- Hyaline Cartilage in the
Defect
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Less Progression of
Osteonecrosis
• Pooled Odds Ratio = 0.11
- 95% CI: 0.03-0.43
- P<0.01
1.Giannini S et al. Cartilage repair evolution in post-traumatic osteochondral lesions of the talus: from open field
autologous chondrocyte to bone-marrow-derived cells transplantation. 2010. Injury 41:1196–1203
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1.Li X et al. Comparison of bone marrow MSCs and core decompression in treatment of
osteonecrosis of the femoral head: a meta-analysis. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2014;7)8):5024-30.
Orthobiologics
Orthobiologics
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Our Series
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Preparation - BMAC
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Promising Clinical Evidence
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One-Step Systems
Regenerate
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Knee, Shoulder, Elbow, Hip
and Ankle
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Hyaline-Like Cartilage
Meniscus
• Knee2-4
Pain Free Return to Sport
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Recreational/ Professional
Athlete
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Conclusion
40-60 Year Old
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Tennis
Skiing
Basketball
Running
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Complications
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Manage Patient Expectations
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No Complications
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Great Promise For
Restoration Of Anatomic
Architecture
Rotator Cuff Healing Improved
Minimal to None
New Treatment
Variable Results
Cost?
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Future Directions
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Insurance Company Coverage?
1.Hegde V et al. A prospective comparison of 3 approved systems for autologous
bone marrow concentration demonstrated nonequivalency in progenitor cell number
and concentration. J Orth Trauma. 2014; 28(10):591-8.
2.Gobbi A et al. One-step surgery with multipotent stem cells for the treatment of large
full-thickness chondral defects of the knee. AJSM. 2014; 42(3):648-57.
3.Giannini S et al. Cartilage repair evolution in post-traumatic osteochondral lesions of
the talus: from open field autologous chondrocyte to bone-marrow-derived cells
transplantation. Injury 2010; 41:1196–1203
4.Vangsness CT et al. Adult human mesenchymal stem cells delivered via intraarticular injection to the knee following partial medial meniscectomy: a randomized,
double-blind, controlled study. JBJS Am. 2014;96(2):90-8.
More Clinical Evidence Needed
Human RCT in BMAC Vs. PRP
Regeneration of Other Tissues
• Tendons and Ligaments
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