
Sports Medicine
Skin-derived tenocyte-like cells for patellar tendinopathy improves pain and function
Am J Sports Med. 2011 Mar;39(3):614-23. doi: 10.1177/0363546510387095. Epub 2010 Dec 746 patients (60 patellar tendons) were randomized to assess the efficacy of ultrasound-guided injection of autologous skin-derived, tenocyte-like cells in treating refractory patellar tendinosis. Patients received either injection with collagen-producing cells suspended in autologous plasma or injection with autologous plasma alone (control). The assessment at 6 months indicated that ultrasound-guided injection of autologous skin-derived tendon-like cells led to a significantly greater improvement in pain and function in comparison to control injections.
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