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  The application of regenerative medicine for musculoskeletal disorders has become widespread, despite   the relative lack of critical evidence supporting its efficacy. To date, the literature supporting stem cell-based therapies comprises mostly case reports or case series with small number … Continue reading →

  Chronic patellar tendinopathy is a common problem, which may be associated with long tedious clinical course. It is an overuse disorder, typically occuring in athletes who participate in sports that require jumping, including volleyball and basketball. The primary pathologic … Continue reading →

  Allogeneic adipose stem cells mixed with fibrin glue were injected into common extensor tendon lesions  of 12 participants with chronic lateral epicondylitis; 6 subjects each were administered 10(6) or 10(7) cells in 1 ml. After 52 weeks of follow … Continue reading →

  Other tendinopathies Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is a condition in which the outer elbow becomes sore and tender at the lateral epicondyle. It is caused by degenerative condition in wrist extensor tendon origin (Kraushaar and Nirschl, 1999). While … Continue reading →

  The paucity of controlled studies makes it difficult to tell if the results of preclinical studies would be reproduced clinically. Further well-controlled clinical studies are thus warranted.

  Hernigou et al. evaluated the efficiency of biologic augmentation of rotator cuff repair with illiac crest bone marrow stem cells. the prevalence of healing and prevention of re-tears were correlated with the number of mesenchymal stem cells received at … Continue reading →