Disc regeneration therapy using marrow mesenchymal cell transplantation: a report of two case studies

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 35; no. 11; p. E475
• Main Authors: Yoshikawa, Takafumi, Ueda, Yurito, Miyazaki, Kiyoshi, Koizumi, Munehisa, Takakura, Yoshinori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.05.2010
• Subjects: Aged; Cells, Cultured; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - physiology; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; Radiography; Regeneration - physiology; Transplantation, Autologous

Marrow mesenchymal cells (MSCs) contain stem cells and possess the ability to regenerate bone, cartilage, and fibrous tissues. Here, we applied this regenerative ability to intervertebral disc regeneration therapy in an attempt to develop a new spinal surgery technique. We analyzed the regenerative...