Source: Healio
As advancements in musculoskeletal biologic therapies have grown in the past decade, so has clinical use of these therapies despite insufficient evidence for widespread clinical application.
Source: Medical News Today
Published results showed bone marrow aspirate concentrate yielded positive clinical and functional outcomes for patients with osteochondral and cartilage lesions of the talus and acute Achilles tendon ruptures.
Source: Healio
Published results showed bone marrow aspirate concentrate yielded positive clinical and functional outcomes for patients with osteochondral and cartilage lesions of the talus and acute Achilles tendon ruptures.
Source: Medical Xpress
The reason that rotator cuff surgery fails so often has to do with a structure called the enthesis, a strong but paper-thin layer of tissue that connects tendon to bone. Once a torn tendon is grasped with sutures and anchored to the bone, the enthesis doesn't regenerate itself.
Source: Cureus
Autologous chondrocyte implantation has been used to some extent in clinics; however it has not generated efficient, reliable results, and there is no evidence of long-term success. The usage of stem cells is more promising, particularly mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs).
Source: USC Stem Cell
A new study in Aging Cell describes how a key protein, called Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3), might turn back the clock on aging cartilage that leads to osteoarthritis.
Source: Yalemedicine
A Yale Medicine orthopaedic surgeon has developed an innovative procedure that uses a patient’s own stem cells to treat a condition that can cause painful hip fractures.