Bone marrow aspiration concentrate and platelet rich plasma for osteochondral repair in a porcine osteochondral defect model.

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow aspiration concentrate (BMAC) may possess a high potency for cartilage and osseous defect healing because it contains stem cells and multiple growth factors. Alternatively, platelet rich plasma (PRP), which contains a cocktail of multiple growth factors released from enriched...

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Main Authors: Marcel Betsch, Johannes Schneppendahl, Simon Thuns, Monika Herten, Martin Sager, Pascal Jungbluth, Mohssen Hakimi, Michael Wild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3741121?pdf=render