An orthopaedic and sports medicine practice in Birmingham, Alabama that offers bone marrow aspirate concentrate injections alongside its surgical and sports medicine care.
Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center is an orthopaedic and sports medicine practice based in Birmingham, Alabama. The site gives its address as 805 St. Vincent's Drive, Suite 100, Birmingham, Alabama 35205, with the telephone number (205) 939-3699.
Among the treatments the practice describes is bone marrow aspirate concentration, usually shortened to BMAC. According to the site, marrow is drawn from the patient's own body (autologous, meaning from the patient rather than a donor), concentrated, and then injected into the injured area. The site states that marrow contains haematopoietic stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells, which it also calls marrow stromal cells, and says the latter are able to form bone, cartilage and muscle.
The site says the injection is used for chronic orthopaedic injuries, including moderate to severe osteoarthritis and tendon injuries, and mentions that a follow-up platelet rich plasma procedure (prepared from the patient's own blood) may be offered afterwards.
No individual clinician is named on this particular treatment page, and the page does not state when the practice was founded or what languages are spoken.
The site names the following as the problems for which it offers bone marrow aspirate concentrate.
The site says its bone marrow aspirate concentrate is prepared from marrow taken from the patient's own body and concentrated before injection.
The treatment page read for this entry does not name the clinicians who carry out the procedure.
The site gives a single street address for the practice, at 805 St. Vincent's Drive, Suite 100 in Birmingham, Alabama, with a telephone number for appointments. The page read did not describe the premises, theatre facilities or laboratory arrangements, and no accreditation is stated on it.
The site states that most insurance companies do not cover the bone marrow aspirate concentrate injection, and that most patients can use a healthcare flexible spending account to pay for it. No price is given.
Profile compiled from information published on the clinic's own website and from the StemCell Registry directory record. Details may change; confirm directly with the clinic before making decisions.