• After the Covid pandemic, we have resumed stem cell treatments. Appropriate sterility and great care in sanitisation is undertaken as usual. If you are unwell with a cough cold or respiratory symptoms it is best to postpone your procedure.

Orthopedics Library

Cell-based therapy in the repair of osteochondral defects

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Tissue Eng. 2003 Aug; 9(4) : 733-44. Cell-based therapy in the repair of osteochondral defects: a novel use for adipose tissue. Nathan S, Das De S, Thambyah A, Fen C, Goh J, Lee EH Department of Orthopedics, National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells are currently procured from periosteum and…

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Human adipose tissue is a source of multipotent stem cells

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Mol Biol Cell. 2002 Dec; 13(12) : 4279-95. Human adipose tissue is a source of multipotent stem cells. Zuk PA, Zhu M, Ashjian P, De Ugarte DA, Huang JI, Mizuno H, Alfonso ZC, Fraser JK, Benhaim P, Hedrick MH Department of Surgery and Orthopedics, Regenerative Bioengineering and Repair Laboratory, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles,…

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Gene therapy and tissue engineering in orthopaedic surgery

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J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2002 Jan-Feb; 10(1) : 6-15. Gene therapy and tissue engineering in orthopaedic surgery. Musgrave DS, Fu FH, Huard J Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Abstract A new biologic era of orthopaedic surgery has been initiated by basic scientific advances that have resulted in…

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Meniscus regeneration in a rabbit

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Tissue Eng. 1999 Aug; 5(4) : 327-37. Meniscus regeneration in a rabbit partial meniscectomy model. Walsh CJ, Goodman D, Caplan AI, Goldberg VM. The Departments of Biology and Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Abstract Meniscectomy is known to be associated with osteoarthrosis of the knee. The…

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Mesenchymal stem cells in tissue engineering

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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…

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Repair of meniscal cartilage with stem cells

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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…

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Articular cartilage injury & mesenchymal stem cells

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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…

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Stem cells promote meniscal regeneration

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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…

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Regenerating meniscus cartilage

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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…

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Tissue engineering

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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…

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