Biologic augmentation of orthopaedic procedures is a time-tested useful adjunct. The ability to predictably heal all fractures and arthrodesis procedures is still elusive because of multiple factors. The next frontier in musculoskeletal medicine and surgery will involve increasing biologic manipulation of the healing environment. Mesenchymal stem cell allograft is viable living biologic material that is capable of new bone formation and osteointegration at the implantation site.
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