Human meniscus: from biology to tissue engineering strategies

Once meniscus is damaged, a cascade of events occurs leading to degenerative joint changes of the knee. The morbidity of patients can significantly increase overtime and degeneration of the cartilage can progress, resulting in arthritis. Possibilities for treatment of meniscus lesions are primordial...

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Main Author: Pereira, H. (author)
Other Authors: Cengiz, I. F. (author), Silva-Correia, Joana (author), Oliveira, J. M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Espregueira-Mendes, João (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Biology
Meniscus
Tissue engineering
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30245
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/30245

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/30245

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