Regenerative medicine: Cartilage transplants hold promise for challenging bone defects.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/nrrheum.2013.216 and PMC identifier 4312000.
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Abstract
The challenges of healing have led investigators to question existing paradigms in the hopes of uncovering overlooked solutions. Such is the case in a recent study showing that introduction of a cartilage construct into a mouse tibial defect induces remarkable healing owing to the transformation of donor chondrocytes into new bone.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Regeneration
- Cartilage
- Tibial Fractures