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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Scientists Study Grow, Harvesting and Implanting Tissue
Akron-area scientists study how to grow, harvest and implant tissue. They also look for better ways to diagnose, treat
If you tore the meniscus cartilage in your knee today, the treatment would be limited to two options: Do nothing and live with the discomfort or have surgery to remove the cartilage, which would ease the pain now but probably set you up for arthritis a decade later.
Imagine, though, if there were a third choice: growing new knee cartilage under a flap of skin on your butt that could be harvested and implanted in your knee.
That could happen in the next 10 to 20 years, thanks to research taking place in the Akron area.
Full story here
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If you tore the meniscus cartilage in your knee today, the treatment would be limited to two options: Do nothing and live with the discomfort or have surgery to remove the cartilage, which would ease the pain now but probably set you up for arthritis a decade later.
Imagine, though, if there were a third choice: growing new knee cartilage under a flap of skin on your butt that could be harvested and implanted in your knee.
That could happen in the next 10 to 20 years, thanks to research taking place in the Akron area.
Full story here
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