Tissue engineering for meniscus repair.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
Meniscus injury is common in today's active society. Despite the frequent presentation of meniscus injury, the decision to repair or resect a torn meniscus is not always straightforward. Current repair techniques are effective in the peripheral vascularized meniscus, but their success is not dependable in the avascularized zone. Tissue engineering, a discipline that combines the technologies of cell culture and biodegradable scaffolds to deliver a cellular repair, may be one future answer to this problem. The concept of using cell-based repair for torn menisci could improve healing of lesions in the avascular zone and broadly expand the indication for repair rather than removal, obviating the need for meniscectomy. This article reviews current advances in the relatively new field of tissue engineering toward the development of a tissue-engineered meniscal repair technique.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Adams, SB; Randolph, MA; Gill, TJ
Published Date
- January 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 18 / 1
Start / End Page
- 25 - 30
PubMed ID
- 15742594
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1538-8506
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1055/s-0030-1248154
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Germany