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Bone Marrow Concentrate (Bmc) Therapy In Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence-Based Policy Position Statement Of American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians (Asipp), Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Christopher J. Centeno, Sairam Atluri, Sheri L. Albers, Shane Shapiro, Gerard A. Malanga, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Mairin Jerome, Joshua A. Hirsch, Alan David Kaye, Steve M. Aydin, Douglas Beall, Don Buford, Joanne Borg-Stein, Ricardo M. Buenaventura, Joseph A. Cabaret, Aaron K. Calodney, Kenneth D. Candido, Cameron Cartier, Richard Latchaw, Sudhir Diwan, Ehren Dodson, Zachary Fausel, Michael Fredericson, Christopher G. Gharibo, Mayank Gupta, Adam M. Kaye, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Radomir Kosanovic, Matthew Lucas, Maanasa V. Manchikanti, R. Amadeus Mason, Kenneth Mautner, Samuel Murala, Annu Navani, Vidyasagar Pampati, Sarah Pastoriza, Ramarao Pasupuleti, Cyril Philip, Mahendra R Sanapati, Theodore Sand, Rinoo V Shah, Amol Soin, Ian Stemper, Bradley W Wargo, Philippe Hernigou

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BACKGROUND: The use of bone marrow concentrate (BMC) for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders has become increasingly popular over the last several years, as technology has improved along with the need for better solutions for these pathologies. The use of cellular tissue raises a number of issues regarding the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulation in classifying these treatments as a drug versus just autologous tissue transplantation. In the case of BMC in musculoskeletal and spine care, this determination will likely hinge on whether BMC is homologous to the musculoskeletal system and spine.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review is …

Responsible, Safe, And Effective Use Of Biologics In The Management Of Low Back Pain: American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians (Asipp) Guidelines, Annu Navani, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Sheri L. Albers, Richard E. Latchaw, Jaya Sanapati, Alan David Kaye, Sairam Atluri, Sheldon Jordan, Ashim Gupta, David Cedeno, Alejandro Vallejo, Bert Fellows, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Miguel Pappolla, Sudhir Diwan, Andrea M. Trescot, Amol Soin, Adam M. Kaye, Steve M. Aydin, Aaron K. Calodney, Kenneth D. Candido, Sanjay Bakshi, Ramsin M. Benyamin, Ricardo Vallejo, Art Watanabe, Douglas Beall, Todd P. Stitik, Patrick M. Foye, Erik M. Helander, Joshua A. Hirsch

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BACKGROUND: Regenerative medicine is a medical subspecialty that seeks to recruit and enhance the body's own inherent healing armamentarium in the treatment of patient pathology. This therapy's intention is to assist in the repair, and to potentially replace or restore damaged tissue through the use of autologous or allogenic biologics. This field is rising like a Phoenix from the ashes of underperforming conventional therapy midst the hopes and high expectations of patients and medical personnel alike. But, because this is a relatively new area of medicine that has yet to substantiate its outcomes, care must be taken in its public …