Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Atypical Femur Fractures With Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Leads to Faster Union: A Case–Control Study

Andrew J. Lovy,Jun S. Kim,John Di Capua,Sulaiman Somani,Stephanie Shim,Aakash Keswani,Rohit Hasija,Yangguan Wu,David Joseph,Richard Ghillani

Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Atypical Femur Fractures With Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Leads to Faster Union: A Case–Control Study

2017

Andrew J. Lovy
Jun S. Kim
John Di Capua
Sulaiman Somani
Stephanie Shim
Aakash Keswani
Rohit Hasija
Yangguan Wu
David Joseph
Richard Ghillani

Objectives:To evaluate bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) use in the treatment of AFF.Design:Retrospective case control.Setting:Level 1 trauma center.Patients:Complete AFF, defined according to American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) criteria, from September 2009 to April 2015 wit

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Surgery
Femur
Fixation (histology)
Intramedullary rod
Bone marrow aspirate
Medicine
Case-control study
Bone healing
Retrospective cohort study
treatment outcome

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