Med Hypotheses. 2008 Dec; 71(6) : 900-8. Epub 2008 Sep 10. Regeneration of meniscus cartilage in a knee treated with percutaneously implanted autologous mesenchymal stem cells. Centeno CJ, Busse D, Kisiday J, Keohan C, Freeman M, Karli D. Regenerative Sciences Inc, Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Westminster, CO 80020, USA. Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells are pluripotent cells found…

2008 Jul; 32(7) : 519-24. Transplantation of meniscus regenerated by tissue engineering with a scaffold derived from a rat meniscus and mesenchymal stromal cells derived from rat bone marrow. Yamasaki T, Deie M, Shinomiya R, Yasunaga Y, Yanada S, Ochi M. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan. tacyama@hiroshima-u.ac.jp…

Pain Physician. 2008 May-Jun; 11(3) : 343-53. Increased knee cartilage volume in degenerative joint disease using percutaneously implanted, autologous mesenchymal stem cells. Centeno CJ, Busse D, Kisiday J, Keohan C, Freeman M, Karli D. Regenerative Sciences Inc (RSI), Centeno-Schultz Clinic, Westminster, CO 80020, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: The ability to repair tissue via percutaneous means may…

J Biomed Mater Res A. 2008 May; 85(2) : 445-55. Stem cell based tissue engineering for meniscus repair. Angele P, Johnstone B, Kujat R, Zellner J, Nerlich M, Goldberg V, Yoo J. Department of Orthopaedics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA. Abstract Defects of the meniscus greatly alter knee function and predispose the…

J Med Dent Sci. 2008 Mar; 55(1) : 101-11. Exogenous synovial stem cells adhere to defect of meniscus and differentiate into cartilage cells. Mizuno K, Muneta T, Morito T, Ichinose S, Koga H, Nimura A, Mochizuki T, Sekiya I. Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. Abstract The meniscus is…

Arthroscopy. 2007 Feb; 23(2) : 178-87. Repair of full-thickness cartilage defects with cells of different origin in a rabbit model. Yan H, Yu C. Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repaired tissues formed in full thickness cartilage defects in a rabbit model implanted with 4 types of chondrogenic cells, including…

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2006 Dec; 14(12) : 1307-14. Epub 2006 Jun 20. Mobilization of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells into the injured tissues after intraarticular injection and their contribution to tissue regeneration. Agung M, Ochi M, Yanada S, Adachi N, Izuta Y, Yamasaki T, Toda K. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of…

Knee. 2005 Jun; 12(3) : 217-23. Epub 2005 Jan 7. Meniscal repair using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells: experimental study using green fluorescent protein transgenic rats. Izuta Y, Ochi M, Adachi N, Deie M, Yamasaki T, Shinomiya R. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima,…

Int J Exp Pathol. 2005 Apr;86(2):117-23. Enhancement of the repair of meniscal wounds in the red-white zone (middle third) by the injection of bone marrow cells in canine animal model. Abdel-Hamid M, Hussein MR, Ahmad AF, Elgezawi EM. Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University Hospitals, Assuit, Egypt. Abstract Bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs)…

J Knee Surg. 2005 Jan;18(1) : 25-30. Tissue engineering for meniscus repair. Adams SB Jr, Randolph MA, Gill TJ. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. Abstract Meniscus injury is common in today’s active society. Despite the frequent presentation of meniscus injury, the decision to repair or resect a torn meniscus…