Transplantation of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells under arthroscopic surgery with microfracture versus microfracture alone for articular cartilage lesions in the knee: A multicenter prospective randomized control clinical trial - Hashimoto, Yusuke; Nishida, Yohei; Takahashi, Shinji; Nakamura, Hiroaki; Mera, Hisashi; Kashiwa, Kaori; Yoshiya, Shinichi; Inagaki, Yusuke; Uematsu, Kota; Tanaka, Yasuhito; Asada, Shigeki; Akagi, Masao; et al. (Regenerative therapy, 2019)
Keywords: Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells; Microfracture; Original; Prospective randomized control clinical trial; KL; RCT; Microfracture; IKDC; Prospective randomized control clinical trial; KOOS; MRIs; QOL; GFP; CPC; HA; Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells; BMSCs; MFX; MOCART; GFP, green fluorescent protein; MOCART, magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue; CPC, cell processing centers; KL, Kellgren–Lawrence; KOOS, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; MRIs, magnetic resonance images; HA, hyaluronic acid; BMSCs, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells; RCT, randomized controlled trial; QOL, quality of life; MFX, microfracture; IKDC, International Knee Documentation committee