Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Cartilage Injuries

Summary

Induction of autologous repair chondrogenesis to regenerate injured articular cartilage using bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) after in vitro expansion under restricted culturing conditions.

Timeline

Start

2014-01

Primary completion

2015-08

Completion

2015-08

Publications

• Al-Najar M, Khalil H, Al-Ajlouni J, Al-Antary E, Hamdan M, Rahmeh R, Alhattab D, Samara O, Yasin M, Abdullah AA, Al-Jabbari E, Hmaid D, Jafar H, Awidi A. Intra-articular injection of expanded autologous bone marrow mesenchymal cells in moderate and severe knee osteoarthritis is safe: a phase I/II study. J Orthop Surg Res. 2017 Dec 12;12(1):190. doi: 10.1186/s13018-017-0689-6.

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