Arthroscopy With Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Using a Selective Tissue Engineering Photo-Stimulation Technique for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39233810.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.eats.2024.103015 and PMC identifier 11369935.
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Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by articular cartilage degeneration, synovial inflammation, and subchondral bone thickening, affecting the synovial joint as an organ and leading to pain and disability. Subcutaneous stromal vascular fraction is safe and relieves pain, improves function, and repairs cartilage defects in patients with knee OA. Our goal is to describe step-by-step the arthroscopic treatment of mild to moderate knee OA with photo-stimulated stromal vascular fraction harvested from the thigh using a selective tissue engineering photo-stimulation ("One S.T.E.P.") technique.
Anatomy
- knee