Biological Strategies to Enhance Healing of the Avascular Area of the Meniscus

Meniscal injuries in the vascularized peripheral part of the meniscus have a better healing potential than tears in the central avascular zone because meniscal healing principally depends on its vascular supply. Several biological strategies have been proposed to enhance healing of the avascular are...

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Main Authors: Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Campi, Giovanni Romeo, Filippo Spiezia, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/528359
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