Use of Bone Marrow Concentrate for Treatment of Alar, Accessory, and Transverse Ligament Injuries

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using anterior approach through the posterior oropharynx for treating alar and transverse ligament injuries with bone marrow concentrate for patients with craniocervical junction (CCJ) instability.

Timeline

Start

2018-03-23

Primary completion

2030-12

Completion

2030-12

Publications

• Background Centeno CJ, Elliott J, Elkins WL, Freeman M. Fluoroscopically guided cervical prolotherapy for instability with blinded pre and post radiographic reading. Pain Physician. 2005 Jan;8(1):67-72.
• Background Panjabi MM, Crisco JJ 3rd, Lydon C, Dvorak J. The mechanical properties of human alar and transverse ligaments at slow and fast extension rates. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 1998 Mar;13(2):112-120. doi: 10.1016/s0268-0033(97)00053-3.
• Background Rajwanshi A, Rohilla M, Singh P. Trans-oral fine needle aspiration cytology in cervical (C1 and C2) vertebral lesions: a novel diagnostic approach. Cytopathology. 2017 Feb;28(1):31-34. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12361. Epub 2016 Aug 3.
• Background Centeno CJ, Pitts J, Al-Sayegh H, Freeman MD. Anterior cruciate ligament tears treated with percutaneous injection of autologous bone marrow nucleated cells: a case series. J Pain Res. 2015 Jul 31;8:437-47. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S86244. eCollection 2015.

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