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Self-directed articular resurfacing: a new paradigm?

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Tissue engineering to repair diseased or injured cartilage could be revolutionized by the development of a novel cell-homing strategy that overcomes several barriers inherent in the use of existing techniques.

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Figure 1: A cell-homing approach to joint-surface regeneration.

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    Daniel A. Grande

  2. Department of Orthopedics, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 600 Northern Boulevard, Great Neck, 11021, NY, USA

    Nicholas A. Sgaglione

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D. A. Grande has acted as a consultant for Arthrocare and TiGenix, and has received grant/research support from and is a stockholder/director of TiGenix. N. Sgaglione has acted as a consultant for Biomet Sports Medicine, ConMed Linvatec and Smith and Nephew Endoscopy, and is a patent holder/applicant for a Biomet Sports Medicine product.

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Grande, D., Sgaglione, N. Self-directed articular resurfacing: a new paradigm?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 6, 677–678 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2010.192

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