Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Spinal Arthrodesis: From Preclinical Research to Clinical Scenario

• Main Authors: F. Salamanna (Author), M. Sartori (Author), G. Barbanti Brodano (Author), C. Griffoni (Author), L. Martini (Author), S. Boriani (Author), M. Fini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of spinal fusion procedures has rapidly augmented over the last decades and although autogenous bone graft is the "gold standard" for these procedures, alternatives to its use have been investigated over many years. A number of emerging strategies as well as tissue engineering with...