ArticleStem cells international2017
Avoidance of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee with Intra-Articular Implantation of Autologous Activated Peripheral Blood Stem Cells versus Hyaluronic Acid: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Differential Effects of Growth Factor Addition.
Article in Stem cells international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
- Stem cell injections for osteoarthritis of the knee.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
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- Peripheral Blood-Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Cartilage Injuries: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of mesenchymal stem cell injections for patients with osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis and review of RCTs.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Injectable Systems for Intra-Articular Delivery of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Cartilage Treatment: A Systematic Review of Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Pooled it
- Clinical outcomes of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell combined with high tibial osteotomy for knee osteoarthritis are correlated with stem cell stemness and senescence.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Trial
- Intra-articular injection of two different doses of autologous bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells versus hyaluronic acid in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: long-term follow up of a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial (phase I/II).Journal of translational medicine · 2018Trial
- Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Intra-Articular Adipose-Derived, Bone Marrow-Derived, and Peripheral Blood-Derived Stem Cell Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Advances in hyaluronic acid therapy for knee osteoarthritis: monotherapy and combination strategies: an evidenced based review.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Intertwined roles of microRNA-155 and metformin in osteoarthritis: Novel potential diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic modulators.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Review
- Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells With Adjuvant Hyaluronic Acid Enhance Cartilage Repair After Subchondral Drilling in a Sheep Model.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Advances in Regenerative Therapies for Inflammatory Arthritis: Exploring the Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Extracellular Vesicles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells and their extracellular vesicle therapy for neurological disorders: traumatic brain injury and beyond.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells in orthopaedics: A systematic review of applications to practice.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Harnessing the potential of mesenchymal stem cells-derived exosomes in degenerative diseases.Regenerative therapy · 2024Review
- Mobilized Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells are Pluripotent, Safe, and Efficient in Osteoarthritis of the Knee.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Exocytotic Vesicles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The promising role of autologous and allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells in managing knee osteoarthritis. What is beyond Mesenchymal stromal cells?Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Review
- Mesenchymal stromal cell-based therapy for cartilage regeneration in knee osteoarthritis.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Review
- Method Categorization of Stem Cell Therapy for Degenerative Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
In this randomized controlled trial, in early osteoarthritis (OA) that failed conservative intervention, the need for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and WOMAC scores were evaluated, following a combination of arthroscopic microdrilling mesenchymal cell stimulation (MCS) and repeated intra-articular (IA) autologous activated peripheral blood stem cells (AAPBSCs) with growth factor addition (GFA) and hyaluronic acid (HA) versus IA-HA alone. Leukapheresis-harvested AAPBSCs were administered as three weekly IA injections combined with HA and GFA (platelet-rich plasma [PRP] and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [hG-CSF]) and MCS in group 1 and in group 2 but without hG-CSF while group 3 received IA-HA alone. Each group of 20 patients was evaluated at baseline and at 1, 6, and, 12 months. At 12 months, all patients in the AAPBSC groups were surgical intervention free compared to three patients needing TKA in group 3 (
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