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Adult stem cells do not appear to accelerate graft-to-bone healing in ACL reconstruction
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Jan;22(1):66-71. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2279-9. Epub 2012 Nov 2.
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A Silva R Sampaio R Fernandes E Pinto

43 patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery using a hamstring graft were randomly assigned to a stem cell or a control group to evaluate the effect of stem cells on graft-to-bone healing. In the study, adult non-cultivated bone marrow stem cells were harvested from select patients and intra-operatively delivered in and around the femoral end of the graft. Upon analysis, the non-cultivated bone marrow stem cells did not appear to advance graft-to-bone healing in ACL reconstruction at 3 months post-operative.

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OrthoEvidence. Adult stem cells do not appear to accelerate graft-to-bone healing in ACL reconstruction. ACE Report. 2014;4(4):49. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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