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Stem cell induced cartilage repair of knee in rabbit

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Local adherent technique for transplanting mesenchymal stem cells as a potential treatment of cartilage defect Hideyuki Koga1 , Masayuki Shimaya1 , Takeshi Muneta1,2 , Akimoto Nimura1 , Toshiyuki Morito1 , Masaya Hayashi1 , Shiro Suzuki1 , Young-Jin Ju1 , Tomoyuki Mochizuki3 and Ichiro Sekiya3

1Section of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan

2Global Center of Excellence Program, International Research Center for Molecular Science in Tooth and Bone Diseases, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan

3Section of Cartilage Regeneration, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan

Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008, 10:R84doi:10.1186/ar2460

The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://arthritis-research.com/content/10/4/R84 Received: 17 March 2008 Revisions requested: 10 April 2008 Revisions received: 23 July 2008 Accepted: 29 July 2008 Published: 29 July 2008

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