Bone marrow concentrate and platelet-rich plasma acquisition and preparation: Why technique matters

Current best practices in regenerative medicine use cell and platelet preparations derived from a patient׳s blood or bone marrow aspirate, concentrated at the point of care, and returned to the patient during a single surgical or clinical event. As a field in its infancy, there is great confusion among many physicians, patients, regulatory agencies, and the media about what these therapies represent, their safety and efficacy, and how they are...