Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Allogeneic Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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Authors

Aurelio Vega

Miguel Ángel Martín-Ferrero

Francisco Del Canto

Mercedes Alberca · Instituto de Biomedicina y Genética Molecular de Valladolid

Verónica García · Instituto de Biomedicina y Genética Molecular de Valladolid

Anna Munar

Lluís Orozco

Robert Soler

Juan J. Fuertes · Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid

Abstract

Allogeneic MSC therapy may be a valid alternative for the treatment of chronic knee osteoarthritis that is more logistically convenient than autologous MSC treatment. The intervention is simple, does not require surgery, provides pain relief, and significantly improves cartilage quality.

Topics & Keywords

Mesenchymal stem cell research Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Wound Healing and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Transplantation

Volume 99, Issue 8, pp. 1681-1690

DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000678

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