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Restoration of a large osteochondral defect of the knee using a composite of umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells and hyaluronic acid hydrogel: a case report with a 5-year follow-up

BACKGROUND: The treatment of articular cartilage defects is a therapeutic challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. Furthermore, large osteochondral defects needs restoration of the underlying bone for sufficient biomechanical characteristics as well as the overlying cartilage. CASE PRESENTATION: A sympto...

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Autores principales: Park, Yong-Beom, Ha, Chul-Won, Lee, Choong-Hee, Park, Yong-Geun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28148266
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1422-7