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Stem Cell Therapy For Osteoarthritis: What is the Data? by Nathan Wei
In the last few years, a number of methods have been developed to repair cartilage damage. These include osteochondral transplantation, microfracture surgery and autologous chondrocyte (cartilage cell) implantation.
A feature common to all of these techniques is that they are limited to the repair of focal lesions. Patients with OA are excluded from treatment.
OA cartilage lesions are usually larger and unconfined and so do not provide an appropriate environment for chondrocytes to be retained long enough … Continue Reading