Cargando…

Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World

The meniscus is a critical component of a healthy knee joint. It is a complex and vital fibrocartilaginous tissue that maintains appropriate biomechanics. Injuries of the meniscus, particularly in the inner region, rarely heal and usually progress into structural breakdown, followed by meniscus dete...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vasiliadis, Angelo V., Koukoulias, Nikolaos, Katakalos, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8708065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34940548
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb12040069
_version_ 1784622590773428224
author Vasiliadis, Angelo V.
Koukoulias, Nikolaos
Katakalos, Konstantinos
author_facet Vasiliadis, Angelo V.
Koukoulias, Nikolaos
Katakalos, Konstantinos
author_sort Vasiliadis, Angelo V.
collection PubMed
description The meniscus is a critical component of a healthy knee joint. It is a complex and vital fibrocartilaginous tissue that maintains appropriate biomechanics. Injuries of the meniscus, particularly in the inner region, rarely heal and usually progress into structural breakdown, followed by meniscus deterioration and initiation of osteoarthritis. Conventional therapies range from conservative treatment, to partial meniscectomy and even meniscus transplantation. All the above have high long-term failure rates, with recurrence of symptoms. This communication presents a brief account of in vitro and in vivo studies and describes recent developments in the field of 3D-printed scaffolds for meniscus tissue engineering. Current research in meniscal tissue engineering tries to combine polymeric biomaterials, cell-based therapy, growth factors, and 3D-printed scaffolds to promote the healing of meniscal defects. Today, 3D-printing technology represents a big opportunity in the orthopaedic world to create more specific implants, enabling the rapid production of meniscal scaffolds and changing the way that orthopaedic surgeons plan procedures. In the future, 3D-printed meniscal scaffolds are likely to be available and will also be suitable substitutes in clinical applications, in an attempt to imitate the complexity of the native meniscus.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8708065
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-87080652021-12-25 Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World Vasiliadis, Angelo V. Koukoulias, Nikolaos Katakalos, Konstantinos J Funct Biomater Communication The meniscus is a critical component of a healthy knee joint. It is a complex and vital fibrocartilaginous tissue that maintains appropriate biomechanics. Injuries of the meniscus, particularly in the inner region, rarely heal and usually progress into structural breakdown, followed by meniscus deterioration and initiation of osteoarthritis. Conventional therapies range from conservative treatment, to partial meniscectomy and even meniscus transplantation. All the above have high long-term failure rates, with recurrence of symptoms. This communication presents a brief account of in vitro and in vivo studies and describes recent developments in the field of 3D-printed scaffolds for meniscus tissue engineering. Current research in meniscal tissue engineering tries to combine polymeric biomaterials, cell-based therapy, growth factors, and 3D-printed scaffolds to promote the healing of meniscal defects. Today, 3D-printing technology represents a big opportunity in the orthopaedic world to create more specific implants, enabling the rapid production of meniscal scaffolds and changing the way that orthopaedic surgeons plan procedures. In the future, 3D-printed meniscal scaffolds are likely to be available and will also be suitable substitutes in clinical applications, in an attempt to imitate the complexity of the native meniscus. MDPI 2021-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8708065/ /pubmed/34940548 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb12040069 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Communication
Vasiliadis, Angelo V.
Koukoulias, Nikolaos
Katakalos, Konstantinos
Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World
title Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World
title_full Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World
title_fullStr Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World
title_full_unstemmed Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World
title_short Three-Dimensional-Printed Scaffolds for Meniscus Tissue Engineering: Opportunity for the Future in the Orthopaedic World
title_sort three-dimensional-printed scaffolds for meniscus tissue engineering: opportunity for the future in the orthopaedic world
topic Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8708065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34940548
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb12040069
work_keys_str_mv AT vasiliadisangelov threedimensionalprintedscaffoldsformeniscustissueengineeringopportunityforthefutureintheorthopaedicworld
AT koukouliasnikolaos threedimensionalprintedscaffoldsformeniscustissueengineeringopportunityforthefutureintheorthopaedicworld
AT katakaloskonstantinos threedimensionalprintedscaffoldsformeniscustissueengineeringopportunityforthefutureintheorthopaedicworld