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. 2019 Nov 11;8(12):e1437–e1441. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2019.07.022

Table 3.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Bone Marrow Aspiration from the Femoral Intercondylar Notch

Advantages Disadvantages
  • 1.
    Decrease morbidity
    • I.
      Can be done through a standard arthroscopic portal (anteromedial portal) during the same reconstruction procedure.
    • II.
      The absence of another surgical site decreases the risk of a potential infection and pain sites.
  • 2.
    Safe procedure
    • I.
      We found similar complication rates between treated and untreated patients.
    • II.
      From our preliminary results on complication rates, we infer that it is a replicable procedure with a negligible learning curve
  • 1.
    Increase surgical time
    • I.
      The process of harvesting and augmenting the graft represents on average 15 extra minutes.