Stem cells and meniscus repair

J Biomed Mater Res A. 2008 May; 85(2) : 445-55. Stem cell based tissue engineering for meniscus repair. Angele P, Johnstone B, Kujat R, Zellner J, Nerlich M, Goldberg V, Yoo J. Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Abstract Defects of the meniscus greatly alter knee function and predispose the…

Repairing cartlilage with cells

Arthroscopy. 2007 Feb; 23(2) : 178-87. Repair of full-thickness cartilage defects with cells of different origin in a rabbit model. Yan H, Yu C. Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repaired tissues formed in full thickness cartilage defects in a rabbit model implanted with 4 types of chondrogenic cells, including…

Meniscal repair & bone marrow stem cells

Knee. 2005 Jun; 12(3) : 217-23. Epub 2005 Jan 7. Meniscal repair using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells: experimental study using green fluorescent protein transgenic rats. Izuta Y, Ochi M, Adachi N, Deie M, Yamasaki T, Shinomiya R. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima,…

Repairing meniscal wounds

Int J Exp Pathol. 2005 Apr;86(2):117-23. Enhancement of the repair of meniscal wounds in the red-white zone (middle third) by the injection of bone marrow cells in canine animal model. Abdel-Hamid M, Hussein MR, Ahmad AF, Elgezawi EM. Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University Hospitals, Assuit, Egypt. Abstract Bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs)…

Orthopedic Surgery & meniscus repair

J Knee Surg. 2005 Jan;18(1) : 25-30. Tissue engineering for meniscus repair. Adams SB Jr, Randolph MA, Gill TJ. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Abstract Meniscus injury is common in today’s active society. Despite the frequent presentation of meniscus injury, the decision to repair or resect a torn meniscus…

Meniscus repair and replacement

Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 2004 Sep-Oct;142(5):540-5. [Meniscus replacement: current aspects in the field of tissue engineering] *Article in German Müller-Rath R, Mumme T, Miltner O, Andereya S, Schneider U. Orthopädische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, Aachen. rmueller-rath@ukaachen.de Abstract Tissue engineering offers new opportunities for meniscus repair and replacement. In this field different approaches are being studied to…

Enhance Ligament Healing

2002 Jul 1;58(1):39-44. Fate of donor bone marrow cells in medial collateral ligament after simulated autologous transplantation. Watanabe N, Woo SL, Papageorgiou C, Celechovsky C, Takai S. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-0841, Japan. Abstract A potential strategy to enhance ligament healing by transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells…

Avascular Necrosis

2010 Jun;24(6):739-43. Treatment of early avascular necrosis of femoral head by core decompression combined with autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation [Article in Chinese] Chang T, Tang K, Tao X, Cao H, Li H, Chen Q, Chen L, Zhou J, Zhou B, Xu J. Department of Orthopedics, the Orthopedic Surgery Center of Chinese PLA,…