Meniscus Repair and Regeneration: A Systematic Review from a Basic and Translational Science Perspective.
Clin Sports Med
; 39(1): 125-163, 2020 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31767102
ABSTRACT
Meniscus injuries are among the most common athletic injuries and result in functional impairment in the knee. Repair is crucial for pain relief and prevention of degenerative joint diseases like osteoarthritis. Current treatments, however, do not produce long-term improvements. Thus, recent research has been investigating new therapeutic options for regenerating injured meniscal tissue. This review comprehensively details the current methodologies being explored in the basic sciences to stimulate better meniscus injury repair. Furthermore, it describes how these preclinical strategies may improve current paradigms of how meniscal injuries are clinically treated through a unique and alternative perspective to traditional clinical methodology.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Regeneration
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Menisci, Tibial
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Tissue Engineering
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Tissue Scaffolds
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Tibial Meniscus Injuries
Type of study:
Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Sports Med
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States