
Sports Medicine
Benefit of BM-MSC addition in core decompression in treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Int J Surg. 2019 Jul 10;69:23-3114 randomized controlled trials were included in this meta-analysis which sought to investigate the impact of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) administration alongside core decompression on outcomes in treatment of patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Pooled analyses of pain scores from 6 months to 2 years, function from 1 to 2 years, and incidence of eventual total hip arthroplasty, ranging from 1 to 5 years in the same analysis, all significantly favoured MSC groups compared to control groups.
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