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CHARACTERIZING CELLULAR COMPONENTS OF BONE MARROW ASPIRATE CONCENTRATE: A ONE-STEP CELL THERAPY FOR ANKLE CARTILAGE DEFECTS (2023)
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AbstractObjectivesBone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC), together with fibrin glue (Tisseel, Baxter, UK) and Hyaluronic acid (HA) were used as a one-step cell therapy treating patients with ankle cartilage defects in our hospital. This therapy was... Read More about CHARACTERIZING CELLULAR COMPONENTS OF BONE MARROW ASPIRATE CONCENTRATE: A ONE-STEP CELL THERAPY FOR ANKLE CARTILAGE DEFECTS.

Comparison of Knee Articular Cartilage Defect Size Between Measurements Obtained on Preoperative MRI Versus During Arthrotomy (2023)
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Background: Treatment decisions for cartilage defects are often based on lesion size. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to diagnose cartilage defects noninvasively; however, their size estimated from MRI may differ from defect sizes me... Read More about Comparison of Knee Articular Cartilage Defect Size Between Measurements Obtained on Preoperative MRI Versus During Arthrotomy.

Histological and Radiological Assessment of Endogenously Generated Repair Tissue In Vivo Following a Chondral Harvest. (2023)
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OBJECTIVE: To examine repair tissue formed approximately 15 months after a chondral harvest in the human knee. DESIGN: Sixteen individuals (12 males, 4 females, mean age 36 ± 9 years) underwent a chondral harvest in the trochlea as a pre-requisite fo... Read More about Histological and Radiological Assessment of Endogenously Generated Repair Tissue In Vivo Following a Chondral Harvest..

Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle Treated with Bone Marrow Concentrate with Hyaluronan and Fibrin: A Single-Centre Study. (2022)
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Osteochondral defects of the ankle (OCD) are being increasingly identified as a clinically significant consequence of injury to the ankle, with the potential to lead to osteoarthritis if left untreated. The aim of this retrospective cohort study was... Read More about Osteochondral Lesions of the Ankle Treated with Bone Marrow Concentrate with Hyaluronan and Fibrin: A Single-Centre Study..

Perlecan in the Natural and Cell Therapy Repair of Human Adult Articular Cartilage: Can Modifications in This Proteoglycan Be a Novel Therapeutic Approach? (2021)
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Articular cartilage is considered to have limited regenerative capacity, which has led to the search for therapies to limit or halt the progression of its destruction. Perlecan, a multifunctional heparan sulphate (HS) proteoglycan, promotes embryonic... Read More about Perlecan in the Natural and Cell Therapy Repair of Human Adult Articular Cartilage: Can Modifications in This Proteoglycan Be a Novel Therapeutic Approach?.

Injected human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells do not appear to elicit an inflammatory response in a murine model of osteoarthritis (2020)
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Objective This study investigated the effect of hUC-MSCs on osteoarthritis (OA) progression in a xenogeneic model. Design Male, 10 week-old C57Bl/6 mice underwent sham surgery (n=15) or partial medial meniscectomy (PMM;n=76). 5x105 hUC-MSCs (from 3 d... Read More about Injected human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells do not appear to elicit an inflammatory response in a murine model of osteoarthritis.

Human Articular Chondrocytes Retain Their Phenotype in Sustained Hypoxia While Normoxia Promotes Their Immunomodulatory Potential (2019)
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Objective To assess the phenotype of human articular chondrocytes cultured in normoxia (21% O2) or continuous hypoxia (2% O2). Design Chondrocytes were extracted from patients undergoing total knee replacement (n = 5) and cultured in ~21% (normo... Read More about Human Articular Chondrocytes Retain Their Phenotype in Sustained Hypoxia While Normoxia Promotes Their Immunomodulatory Potential.

Combined Autologous Chondrocyte and Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Implantation in the Knee: An 8-year Follow Up of Two First-In-Man Cases (2019)
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Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been used to treat cartilage defects for >20 years, with promising clinical outcomes. Here, we report two first-in-man cases (patient A and B) treated with combined autologous chondrocyte and bone marrow... Read More about Combined Autologous Chondrocyte and Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Implantation in the Knee: An 8-year Follow Up of Two First-In-Man Cases.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters at 1 Year Correlate With Clinical Outcomes Up to 17 Years After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (2018)
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Background: The ability to predict the long-term success of surgical treatment in orthopaedics is invaluable, particularly in clinical trials. The quality of repair tissue formed 1 year after autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in the knee was... Read More about Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters at 1 Year Correlate With Clinical Outcomes Up to 17 Years After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.

Efficacy and safety of autologous cell therapies for knee cartilage defects (autologous stem cells, chondrocytes or the two): randomized controlled trial design. (2017)
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AIM: The main aim of this trial is to test the safety and efficacy of autologous stromal/stem cells, chondrocytes or the two combined in the treatment of knee cartilage defects. PATIENTS & METHODS: Patients with symptomatic chondral/osteochondral def... Read More about Efficacy and safety of autologous cell therapies for knee cartilage defects (autologous stem cells, chondrocytes or the two): randomized controlled trial design..

Human articular chondrocytes retain their phenotype in sustained hypoxia whilst normoxia promotes their immunomodulatory capacity (2017)
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Introduction The maintenance of chondrogenic phenotype in human articular chondrocytes grown in continuous normoxic (21% O2) and hypoxic (2% O2) conditions was assessed, with the aim of finding the best environment for culturing cells destined for ca... Read More about Human articular chondrocytes retain their phenotype in sustained hypoxia whilst normoxia promotes their immunomodulatory capacity.

Chondrogenic Potency Analyses of Donor-Matched Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow, Infrapatellar Fat Pad, and Subcutaneous Fat. (2016)
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Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is a cell-based therapy that has been used clinically for over 20 years to treat cartilage injuries more efficiently in order to negate or delay the need for joint replacement surgery. In this time, very litt... Read More about Chondrogenic Potency Analyses of Donor-Matched Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow, Infrapatellar Fat Pad, and Subcutaneous Fat..

Mesenchymal stromal cells derived from whole human umbilical cord exhibit similar properties to those derived from Wharton’s jelly and bone marrow (2016)
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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) can be isolated from several regions of human umbilical cords, including Wharton's jelly (WJ), artery, vein or cord lining. These MSC appear to be immune privileged and are promising candidates for cell therapy. Howeve... Read More about Mesenchymal stromal cells derived from whole human umbilical cord exhibit similar properties to those derived from Wharton’s jelly and bone marrow.

Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee. (2016)
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BACKGROUND: Structural and functional outcome of bone graft with first- or second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in treating cartilage and subchondral bone defect has not been reported previously. PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcom... Read More about Autologous Bone Plug Supplemented With Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Osteochondral Defects of the Knee..

Evaluating Joint Morbidity after Chondral Harvest for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI): A Study of ACI-Treated Ankles and Hips with a Knee Chondral Harvest (2015)
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Objective To establish if harvesting cartilage to source chondrocytes for autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) results in donor site morbidity. Design Twenty-three patients underwent ACI for chondral defects of either the ankle or the hip.... Read More about Evaluating Joint Morbidity after Chondral Harvest for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI): A Study of ACI-Treated Ankles and Hips with a Knee Chondral Harvest.

A histological comparison of the repair tissue formed when using either Chondrogide® or periosteum during autologous chondrocyte implantation (2013)
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Objective In this study, we compare the clinical and histological outcome between periosteum and Chondrogide® during autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI). Method This study consisted of 88 patients having received ACI in the knee; 33 treate... Read More about A histological comparison of the repair tissue formed when using either Chondrogide® or periosteum during autologous chondrocyte implantation.

Increased production of clusterin in biopsies of repair tissue following autologous chondrocyte implantation (2013)
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the immunolocalization of clusterin in the repair cartilage of patients having undergone autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and evaluate correlation to clinical outcome. DESIGN: Full-depth core biopsies of repair tis... Read More about Increased production of clusterin in biopsies of repair tissue following autologous chondrocyte implantation.

Fourier transform infrared imaging and infrared fiber optic probe spectroscopy identify collagen type in connective tissues (2013)
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Hyaline cartilage and mechanically inferior fibrocartilage consisting of mixed collagen types are frequently found together in repairing articular cartilage. The present study seeks to develop methodology to identify collagen type and other tissue co... Read More about Fourier transform infrared imaging and infrared fiber optic probe spectroscopy identify collagen type in connective tissues.