Feasibility of a stem cell therapy for intervertebral disc degeneration.
Spine J. 2008 Nov-Dec;8(6):888-96 Authors: Sobajima S, Vadala G, Shimer A, Kim JS, Gilbertson LG, Kang JD BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Different strategies to supplement/replenish the disc cell population have been proposed. Recently, adult stem cells have shown promise as a cell source for a variety of tissue engineering and cell therapy applications. A stem cell can…