Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review of Clinical Efficacy and Future Directions

Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review of Clinical Efficacy and Future Directions

Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) is an autologous regenerative therapy enriched with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and bioactive growth factors, offering potential disease-modifying effects in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Compared to conventional intra-articular treatments, including hyaluronic...

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Main Authors:	Dojoon Park, Hae-Seok Koh, Youn-Ho Choi, Ilkyu Park
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:	Medicina
Subjects:	bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) knee osteoarthritis (OA) mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) regenerative therapy intra-articular injection cartilage regeneration
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/61/5/853
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