Meniscus repair and regeneration: Review on current methods and research potential

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-170

  Scotti, Celeste ^a   Hirschmann, Michael T ^b   Antinolfi, Pierluigi ^c   Martin, Ivan ^d   Peretti, Giuseppe M ^a,e  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b Kantonsspital Bruderholz ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Meniscal tear; Meniscus; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; GROWTH FACTOR; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOREACTOR; BONE REGENERATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL THERAPY; COLLAGEN MENISCUS IMPLANT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MENISCAL REPAIR; MENISCAL TRANSPLANTATION; MENISCECTOMY; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; REGENERATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84884695973     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v026a11     Document Type: Article

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