Australian medical company Mesoblast is reporting that its new adult stem cell treatment was successful at regrowing damaged knee cartilage in postmenopausal women with osteoarthritis (OA) in a new study. Researchers found that a single injection of the company's adult stem cells into study participants' OA-damaged knees resulted in significant, lasting cartilage regeneration for at least six months. The company says the treatment will now move into further clinical trials.
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New joint-resurfacing techniques are available to treat damage to knee joint cartilage. Without this treatment, the patient is at risk for disability... Read more »
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New treatments for damaged knee cartilage are being developed. Young, active patients are the most likely candidates for this treatment approach.... Read more »
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Cartilage defects in the knee joint that go clear to the bone can be treated these days. The technique developed to repair this problem is called... Read more »
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Thanks to the increased use of arthroscopy of the knee, we now know that lesions to the joint cartilage are common. Arthroscopy is the use of a long,... Read more »
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Everyone faces the decision to 'repair or replace' when it comes to clothes, cars, computers, household possessions, and so on. Sometimes the... Read more »