Biomed Mater Res A. 2010 Sep 15; 94(4) : 1150-61. Role of mesenchymal stem cells in tissue engineering of meniscus. Zellner J, Mueller M, Berner A, Dienstknecht T, Kujat R, Nerlich M, Hennemann B, Koller M, Prantl L, Angele M, Angele P. Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. johannes.zellner@klinik.uni-regensburg.de Abstract Tissue…

Biomaterials. 2010 Mar; 31(9) : 2583-91. Epub 2010 Jan 6. Repair of meniscal cartilage white zone tears using a stem cell/collagen-scaffold implant. Pabbruwe MB, Kafienah W, Tarlton JF, Mistry S, Fox DJ, Hollander AP. Department of Clinical Science at North Bristol, University of Bristol, UK. Abstract Injuries to the avascular region of knee meniscal cartilage…

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2009 Nov; 17(11) : 1289-97. Epub 2009 Mar 31. Mesenchymal stem cell-based therapy for cartilage repair: a review. Koga H, Engebretsen L, Brinchmann JE, Muneta T, Sekiya I Abstract Articular cartilage injury remains one of the major concerns in orthopaedic surgery. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has been introduced to…

2009 Apr; 27(4) : 878-87 Intra-articular Injected synovial stem cells differentiate into meniscal cells directly and promote meniscal regeneration without mobilization to distant organs in rat massive meniscal defect. Horie M, Sekiya I, Muneta T, Ichinose S, Matsumoto K, Saito H, Murakami T, Kobayashi E Abstract Osteoarthritis in the knees, which can be caused by…

Med Hypotheses. 2008 Dec; 71(6) : 900-8. Epub 2008 Sep 10. Regeneration of meniscus cartilage in a knee treated with percutaneously implanted autologous mesenchymal stem cells. Centeno CJ, Busse D, Kisiday J, Keohan C, Freeman M, Karli D. Regenerative Sciences Inc, Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Westminster, CO 80020, USA. Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells are pluripotent cells found…

2008 Jul; 32(7) : 519-24. Transplantation of meniscus regenerated by tissue engineering with a scaffold derived from a rat meniscus and mesenchymal stromal cells derived from rat bone marrow. Yamasaki T, Deie M, Shinomiya R, Yasunaga Y, Yanada S, Ochi M. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. tacyama@hiroshima-u.ac.jp…

Pain Physician. 2008 May-Jun; 11(3) : 343-53. Increased knee cartilage volume in degenerative joint disease using percutaneously implanted, autologous mesenchymal stem cells. Centeno CJ, Busse D, Kisiday J, Keohan C, Freeman M, Karli D. Regenerative Sciences Inc (RSI), Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Westminster, CO 80020, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: The ability to repair tissue via percutaneous means may…

J Biomed Mater Res A. 2008 May; 85(2) : 445-55. Stem cell based tissue engineering for meniscus repair. Angele P, Johnstone B, Kujat R, Zellner J, Nerlich M, Goldberg V, Yoo J. Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Abstract Defects of the meniscus greatly alter knee function and predispose the…

J Med Dent Sci. 2008 Mar; 55(1) : 101-11. Exogenous synovial stem cells adhere to defect of meniscus and differentiate into cartilage cells. Mizuno K, Muneta T, Morito T, Ichinose S, Koga H, Nimura A, Mochizuki T, Sekiya I. Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. Abstract The meniscus is…

Arthroscopy. 2007 Feb; 23(2) : 178-87. Repair of full-thickness cartilage defects with cells of different origin in a rabbit model. Yan H, Yu C. Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repaired tissues formed in full thickness cartilage defects in a rabbit model implanted with 4 types of chondrogenic cells, including…