Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, October 13th, 2006
Study 1: Cartilage tissue engineering may be used to treat degenerative joint disease.
According to a recent review from Switzerland, "Pain in the joint is often due to cartilage degeneration and represents a serious medical problem affecting people of all ages. Although many, mostly surgical techniques, are currently employed to treat cartilage lesions, none has given satisfactory results in the long-term."
"Recent advances in biology and material science have brought tissue engineering to the forefront of new...
Want to see the full article?
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.