J Orthop Res. 2007 Oct; 25(10) : 1261-8. Regenerative medicine in orthopaedic surgery. Corsi KA, Schwarz EM, Mooney DJ, Huard J: Stem Cell Research Center, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4100 Rangos Research Center, 3460 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. Abstract Regenerative medicine holds great promise for orthopaedic surgery. As surgeons continue to face challenges…

Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2007 May; 28(5) : 663-71. Neocartilage formation from predifferentiated human adipose derived stem cells in vivo. Jin XB, Sun YS, Zhang K, Wang J, Ju XD, Lou SQ Department of Orthopedics, Peking University, Third Hospital, Beijing 100083, China. Abstract AIM: To examine the chondrogenic potential of human adipose derived stem cells (hASC)…

Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2007; 41 Suppl 2 : 153-9. The future of treatment for chondral and osteochondral lesions – [Article in Turkish] Cirpar M, Korkusuz F. Kirikkale Universitesi Tip Fakültesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dali, Kirikkale, Turkey. drmeric@yahoo.com Abstract The population of patients with symptomatic focal or generalized cartilage lesions is growing due to…

Tissue Eng. 2007 Jun; 13(6) : 1135-50. Review: gene- and stem cell-based therapeutics for bone regeneration and repair. Kimelman N, Pelled G, Helm GA, Huard J, Schwarz EM, Gazit D Skeletal Biotech Lab, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem-Hadassah Medical Campus, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel. Abstract Many clinical conditions require regeneration or implantation of bone. This…

Regen Med. 2006 Jul; 1(4) : 549-61. Applications of gene therapy and adult stem cells in bone bioengineering. Kimelman N, Pelled G, Gazit Z, Gazit D The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Skeletal Biotechnology Laboratory, Hadassah Medical Campus, Ein Kerem, PO Box 12272, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel. Abstract Bone tissue engineering is an emerging field, that could…

Indian J Med Sci. 2006 Apr; 60(4) : 162-9. Stem cells in orthopedics: current concepts and possible future applications. Bagaria V, Patil N, Sapre V, Chadda A, Singrakia M. Department of Orthopedics, CIIMS HOSPITAL, 88/2, Bajaj Nagar, Nagpur – 440 010, India. vaibhavbagaria@rediffmail.com Abstract Stem cells are the cells that have the ability to divide…

Br J Sports Med. 2005 Sep; 39(9) : 582-4. Harnessing the stem cell for the treatment of tendon injuries: heralding a new dawn? Smith RK, Webbon PM: PMID: 16118291 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Tissue Eng. 2005 Jul-Aug; 11(7-8) : 1198-211. Review: mesenchymal stem cells: cell-based reconstructive therapy in orthopedics. Caplan AI. Skeletal Research Center, Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. ddb9@case.edu Abstract Adult stem cells provide replacement and repair descendants for normal turnover or injured tissues. These cells have been isolated and expanded…

J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2005 Oct-Dec; 5(4) : 367-8. Summary–Cell therapies for orthopedic applications. O’Keefe RJ. Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. regis_okeefe@urmc.rochester.edu PMID: 16340141 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Pathol Biol (Paris). 2005 Apr; 53(3) : 142-8. Therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in orthopedics – [Article in French] Potier E, Petite H Laboratoire de recherches orthopédiques, CNRS UMR 7052, Faculté de médecine Lariboisière-Saint-Louis, 10, avenue de Verdun, 75010 Paris, France. estherpot@hotmail.com Abstract Stem cell therapy of skeletal tissues involves the transplantation of stem…