Cartilage regeneration using mesenchymal stem cells and a PLGA–gelatin/chondroitin/hyaluronate hybrid scaffold

Mesenchymal cell-based repair of large, full-thickness defects of articular cartilage.

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Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +17

Human autologous culture expanded bone marrow mesenchymal cell transplantation for repair of cartilage defects in osteoarthritic knees

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Arthroscopic multiple osteochondral transplantation to the chondral defect in the knee associated with anterior cruciate ligament disruption

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Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +15

Evaluation of matrix scaffolds for tissue engineering of articular cartilage grafts

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Endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cell function on poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) with nano-structured surface features

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Natural Sciences, Cell Biology, Materials Science +15