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Future perspectives of articular cartilage repair.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18313478     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Extrapolating from the current state of the art in cartilage repair technology and basic science, we describe the future of regenerative medicine in the musculoskeletal system. Crucial milestones that have been recognized include supply with competent cells from autologous to xenogeneic sources, "intelligent" or "reactive" scaffold design, optimised application of humoral factors and the introduction of advanced gene-engineering technology. Besides these technical goals, ethical and legal considerations may significantly change the way pharmacological and medical components are recruited and regulated. At the same time, governmental regulatory bodies will have to accept new realities such as the existence of adaptive medical devices and of biological combination implants that are anywhere between a drug and a transplanted organ. For cartilage replacement itself, optimism seems to be justified regarding major advances within the next decade.
Authors:
Christoph Gaissmaier; Jason L Koh; Kuno Weise; Juergen A Mollenhauer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Injury     Volume:  39 Suppl 1     ISSN:  0020-1383     ISO Abbreviation:  Injury     Publication Date:  2008 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-03-03     Completed Date:  2009-01-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0226040     Medline TA:  Injury     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  S114-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
BG-Trauma Center, Eberhard-Karls-University, Schnarrenbergstrasse 95, Tübingen, Germany. gassmaier@tetec-ag.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arthroscopy / methods
Cartilage, Articular / metabolism,  physiopathology*
Chondrocytes / metabolism*
Gene Therapy / methods,  trends
Humans
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
Osteoarthritis / physiopathology*
Regeneration / physiology
Tissue Engineering / methods,  trends
Transplantation, Autologous / methods*,  trends
Wound Healing / genetics,  physiology*

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