The Importance of Harvest Technique: Getting More Stem Cells

A doctor discusses the importance of a new technique used to get stem cells from bone marrow.

Should a marrow draw be painful?

A bone marrow aspirate involves using a needle to take a sample of whole marrow (looks like thick blood) from the back of the hip area (PSIS). When we first started this medical procedure, we assumed that a bone marrow aspiration must be a very painful process. As a result, we had an anesthesiologist perform…read more