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												A Case Series of Percutaneous Treatment of Non-Union Fractures with Autologous, Culture Expanded, Bone Marrow Derived, Mesenchymal Stem
Cells and Platelet Lysate 						
Author(s): Christopher J Centeno, John R Schultz, Michelle Cheever, Michael Freeman, Brent Robinson and Stephen J FaulknerChristopher J Centeno, John R Schultz, Michelle Cheever, Michael Freeman, Brent Robinson and Stephen J Faulkner             
						
												
				 Background:  Current treatment options for stable non-union fractures represent major clinical challenges, and  are a major health issue. Fracture treatment can take many forms, usually requiring bone grafting and/or revisions of  the fracture with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). Conservative care options such as bone morphogenic  proteins and bone stimulators are also available. The purpose of this study was to determine if culture expanded,  autologous MSC’s injected into non-union fractures under c-Arm fluoroscopy could represent an alternative treatment  modality in recalcitrant fracture non-unions. This paper reports on the findings of 6 patients with fracture non-union  treated with autologous MSC’s.
Patients and methods:   We evaluated 6 consecutive patients with chronic fracture non-unions. Patients consisted  .. Read More»
				  
												DOI:
												 10.4172/2155-9538.S2-007 
																	  
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