Stem-cell treatment in disc degeneration: What is the evidence?

To review the potential role of stem cells in treating degenerative disc disease of the intervertebral disc (IVD). A review was performed of articles from the Medline database concerning stem cells and degenerative disc disease (DDD). To discuss the data, the papers were classified as: review, in vi...

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Main Authors: Manuela Peletti-Figueiró, Pedro Guarise da Silva, Olívia Egger de Souza, Ana Paula Lambert, Denise Cantarelli Machado, Mariana Roesch-Ely, João Antonio Pêgas Henriques, Asdrubal Falavigna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2013-01-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512013000100013&lng=en&tlng=en