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regenerative medicine
Replacing, engineering, or regenerating human cells, tissues, or organs to establish, restore, or enhance normal function.
Procedure:
- human cell & tissue products (growth factors)
- injection of growth factors locally into site of injury (1-6 injections) followed by infrared scattered laser which increases circulation to damaged tissue
- cell therapies, including stem cell therapy
- therapeutic tissue-engineering products
- scaffolds upon which cells can grow
Indications:
- arthritis (failure of more conservative measures)
References
- Marks P, Gottlieb S
Balancing Safety and Innovation for Cell-Based Regenerative
Medicine.
N Engl J Med 2018; 378:954-959. March 8, 2018
PMID: 29514023
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsr1715626
- http://www.arthritisusa.net