Grow Fresh Cartilage From Adult Stem Cells, University of Pennsylvania Study

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Bioengineers are a step closer to growing new cartilage from a patient’s own stem cells. Cartilage injuries are difficult to repair. Current surgical options generally involve taking a piece from another part of the injured joint and patching over the damaged area, but this approach involves damaging healthy cartilage, and a person’s cartilage may still deteriorate with age.

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