Scaffold-free tissue engineering for injured joint surface restoration
Abstract Articular cartilage does not heal spontaneously due to its limited healing capacity, and thus effective treatments for cartilage injuries has remained challenging. Since the first report by Brittberg et al. in 1994, autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been introduced into the clin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-017-0118-0 |