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Advantages and Disadvantages of Harvesting Bone Marrow Aspirate From Intercondylar Notch
| Advantages |
| Donor-site morbidity and the number of surgical sites are minimized as opposed to harvesting from the iliac crest. |
| The time spent under general anesthesia is reduced. |
| The procedure is a single-step procedure. |
| Disadvantages |
| Bone marrow aspirate from the knee may have decreased concentrations of mesenchymal stem cells and growth factors. |
| Donor-site morbidity still exists. |
