ReviewOpen access journal of sports medicine2017
Potential use of mesenchymal stem cells in human meniscal repair: current insights.
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- Clinical evaluation of micro-fragmented adipose tissue as a treatment option for patients with meniscus tears with osteoarthritis: a prospective pilot study.International orthopaedics · 2021Trial
- 3D bioprinting of cell-laden constructs: technologies, bioink design, and biomedical applications.Biomedical materials (Bristol, England) · 2025Review
- Precision repair of zone-specific meniscal injuries using a tunable extracellular matrix-based hydrogel system.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- Structurally sophisticated 3D-printed PCL-fibrin hydrogel meniscal scaffold promotes in situ regeneration in the rabbit knee meniscus.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- Precision Repair of Zone-Specific Meniscal Injuries Using a Tunable Extracellular Matrix-Based Hydrogel System.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Promising Tool in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
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- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate for the Treatment of Avascular Meniscus Tears in a One-Step Procedure-Evaluation of an In Vivo Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- Intra-articular treatment options for knee osteoarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2019Review
- Tissue Engineering of Large Full-Size Meniscus Defects by a Polyurethane Scaffold: Accelerated Regeneration by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells.Stem cells international · 2018Article
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Abstract
The menisci of the human knee play an important role in maintaining normal functions to provide stability and nutrition to the articular cartilage, and to absorb shock. Once injured, these important structures have very limited natural healing potential. Unfortunately, the traditional arthroscopic meniscectomy performed on these damaged menisci may predispose the joint toward early development of osteoarthritis. Although a very limited number of studies are available, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been investigated as an alternative therapeutic modality to repair human knee meniscal tears. This review summarizes the results of published applications of MSCs in human patients, which showed that the patients who received MSCs (autologous adipose tissue-derived stem cells or culture-expanded bone marrow-derived stem cells) presented symptomatic improvements, along with magnetic resonance imaging evidences of the meniscal repair.
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