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Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica 2004 October;55(5):209-26

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language: English, Italian

Tissue engineerig technologies in bone and cartilage regeneration

Marcacci M., Kon E., Marchesini Reggiani L., Neri M. P., Iacono F., Zaffagnini S.

Laboratory of Biomechanics Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

A tissue engineering, cell-based therapeutic approach could be essential for extensive bone or cartilage reconstruction. This topic can be divided in 2 chapters regarding surgical techniques for cartilage and for bone reconstruction. A tissue engineering approach can be applied in both fields, for cartilage and bone regeneration, utilizing different techniques, scaffolds and cell sources.