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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-08-2013 | Editorial

Mesenchymal stem cells and cartilage lesions

Author: Jon Karlsson

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 8/2013

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In this issue of the journal, Filardo et al. [1] give an overview of the available clinical evidence to support the use of mesenchymal stem cells in the treatment of cartilage injuries. They found that there is an increasing body of evidence—from both clinical and mostly preclinical studies—that mesenchymal stem cells might be the future when it comes to treating cartilage lesions. …

Filardo G, Madry H, Jelic M, Roffi A, Cucchiarini M, Kon E (2013) Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of cartilage lesions: from preclinical findings to clinical application in orthopaedics. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc doi:10.1007/s00167-012-2329-3

Title: Mesenchymal stem cells and cartilage lesions
Author: Jon Karlsson
Publication date: 01-08-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-013-2565-1

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