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Biomaterials
Mesenchymal stem cells enhance ceramic spinal graft
March 22nd, 2004
Mesenchymal stem-cell loading enhances the performance of a ceramic spinal graft. "Alternatives to autogenous bone graft for spinal fusion have been investigated for many years," scientists in Italy noted. "It has been shown that osteoconductive materials alone do not give a rate of fusion which is comparable to that of autogenous bone graft." In a recent study, G. Cinotti and colleagues at the University of Rome-La Sapienza "analyzed the effectiveness of porous ceramic loaded with cultured mesenchymal stem cells as a new graft material for spinal fusion in an animal model." "Posterolateral fusion was carried out at the L4/L5...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2004-03-22)
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