Cartilage repair by mesenchymal stem cells: Clinical trial update and perspectives

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of joints with destruction of articular cartilage associated with subchondral bone hypertrophy and inflammation. OA is the leading cause of joint pain resulting in significant worsening of the quality-of-life in the elderly. Numerous efforts have been spent t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wayne Yuk-wai Lee, Bin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X17300049