In vivo comparison of the bone regeneration capability of human bone marrow concentrates vs. platelet-rich plasma.

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) including high densities of stem cells and progenitor cells may possess a stronger bone regenerative capability compared with Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which contains enriched growth factors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect...

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Main Authors: Weijian Zhong, Yoshinori Sumita, Seigo Ohba, Takako Kawasaki, Kazuhiro Nagai, Guowu Ma, Izumi Asahina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3395629?pdf=render