Tissue engineering in the rheumatic diseases.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2009;11(1):211 Authors: Ringe J, Sittinger M Diseases such as degenerative or rheumatoid arthritis are accompanied by joint destruction. Clinically applied tissue engineering technologies like autologous chondrocyte implantation, matrix-assisted chondrocyte implantation, or in situ recruitment of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells target the treatment of traumatic defects or of early osteoarthritis. Inflammatory conditions…