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ArticleCartilage2021

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Martyn Snow, Richard Williams, Joseph Pagkalos, Liam Grover

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Article in Cartilage, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  4. Stem Cell Treatment for Knee Articular Cartilage Defects and Osteoarthritis.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Martyn SnowThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Richard WilliamsUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Joseph PagkalosThe Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9890-9831
Liam GroverUniversity of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe study aims were to determine whether BST-CarGel, a chitosan scaffold for cartilage repair, can be mixed with bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) to create a cell seeded implant with comparative properties to standard BST-CarGel mixed with blood.

designWhole blood and bone marrow were harvested from 12 patients who underwent cartilage repair surgery using BMAC after informed consent. A validated

resultsIn our study, BM and BMAC (processed using the Harvest, SmartPrep2 system and reactivated with batroxibin) when combined with BST-CarGel produced a product that had similar clot contraction, macroscopic properties, and histological appearance to standard BSTCarGel mixed with blood. Mononucleated cells from the BMAC were retained within the scaffold and remained viable until clot dissolution

conclusionsBy combining BST-CarGel with BMAC in the manner described, bone marrow-derived mononucleated cells can be retained within the chondral defect potentially negating the need for microfracture. Further

Indexed as

Bone MarrowArthroplasty, SubchondralBiocompatible MaterialsCartilage, ArticularCartilage DiseasesCell Culture TechniquesChitosanFeasibility StudiesFractures, StressHumansIn Vitro TechniquesProsthesis DesignTissue ScaffoldsTreatment OutcomeBiocompatible MaterialsChitosanbone marrow concentratecartilagechitosanscaffold

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PMID30525942
PMCPMC7970369

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