Tissue engineering for articular cartilage repair--the state of the art.

B, Johnstone; M, Alini; M, Cucchiarini; GR, Dodge; D, Eglin; F, Guilak; H, Madry; A, Mata; RL, Mauck; CE, Semino; MJ, Stoddart

doi:10.22203/ecm.v025a18

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Tissue engineering for articular cartilage repair--the state of the art.

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Authors:

Johnstone B

Alini M

Cucchiarini M

Abstract

Articular cartilage exhibits little capacity for intrinsic repair, and thus even minor injuries or lesions may lead to progressive damage and osteoarthritic joint degeneration, resulting in significant pain and disability. While there have been numerous attempts to develop tissue-engineered grafts o...

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