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Clinical Focus: Rheumatology and Osteoarthritis

Autologous Bone Marrow Concentrate: Review and Application of a Novel Intra-Articular Orthobiologic for Cartilage Disease

Steven Sampson Clinical Instructor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Clinical Assistant Professor, Western University of Health Sciences; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Touro University; Founder, The Orthohealing Center and The Orthobiologic Institute (TOBI), Los Angeles, CACorrespondence[email protected]
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Angie Botto-van Bemden Founder, Musculoskeletal Research International, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Adjunct Professor, Florida International University
, PhD, ATC, CSCS &
Danielle Aufiero Clinical Preceptor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Assistant Professor, Western University of Health Sciences; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Touro University; Partner, Orthohealing Center, Los Angeles CA
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Pages 7-18 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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