Bone Marrow Stimulation/Biocartilage Infill

What is Bone Marrow Stimulation/Biocartilage of the Ankle?

Biocartilage is a scaffold and bone marrow aspirate provides stem cells and growth factors that when used in conjunction, produce a cartilage like material that is used to infill the osteochondral lesion.

Qualifications for BMS/Biocartilage Procedure

When your osteochondral lesions less than 1cm in diameter.

BMS Procedure

• The surgery is performed under general anesthesia.
• It is done arthroscopically
• A scope is introduced to the affected joint. The joint is debrided of all inflamed synovium and scar tissue.
• Once the joint is cleared, Bone marrow stimulation is done by creating a bleeding bed and biocartilage is injected to infill the osteochondral lesion.
• Bone marrow concentrate, drawn from the patient’s iliac crest, is injected into the joint to promote healing and growth factors.

Dr. Kennedy's Articles

• Arthroscopic Bone Marrow Stimulation and Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Case-Control Study of Functional and Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue Outcomes
• Systematic review of bone marrow stimulation for osteochondral lesion of talus - evaluation for level and quality of clinical studies
• Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate May Decrease Postoperative Cyst Occurrence Rate in Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
• High reported rate of return to play following bone marrow stimulation for osteochondral lesions of the talus
• Arthroscopic Bone Marrow Stimulation and Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Case-Control Study of Functional and Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue Outcomes
• Operative Treatment for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Biologics and Scaffold-Based Therapy
• Systematic review of bone marrow stimulation for osteochondral lesion of talus - evaluation for level and quality of clinical studies