Additional Use of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Following Surgical Repair of a Complex Degenerative Tear of the Medial Meniscus of the Knee: A Case Report

Additional Use of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Following Surgical Repair of a Complex Degenerative Tear of the Medial Meniscus of the Knee: A Case Report

Complex degenerative tears of the medial meniscus in the knee are usually treated using meniscectomy. However, this procedure increases the risk of osteoarthritis, while other treatments aimed at meniscal repair remain challenging due to the high possibility of failure. The use of synovial mesenchym...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Sekiya, Hideyuki Koga, Koji Otabe, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Masafumi Horie, Yuji Kohno, Kenta Katagiri, Naoto Watanabe, Takeshi Muneta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-11-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689719863793

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0963689719863793

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