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The musculoskeletal system is subject to a high number of injuries and chronic diseases, such as osteoarthritis (OA), cartilage defects, meniscal lesions, fractures, tendon and ligament injuries. They inflict significant burdens for the respective health care systems.

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    Henning Madry M.D., Patrick Orth M.D., Jagadeesh K. Venkatesan Ph.D., Ke Tao M.D., Lars Goebel M.D. & Magali Cucchiarini Ph.D.

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    Henning Madry M.D., Patrick Orth M.D., Jagadeesh K. Venkatesan Ph.D., Ke Tao M.D., Lars Goebel M.D. & Magali Cucchiarini Ph.D.

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Madry, H., Orth, P., Venkatesan, J.K., Tao, K., Goebel, L., Cucchiarini, M. (2017). Gene Therapy. In: Gobbi, A., Espregueira-Mendes, J., Lane, J., Karahan, M. (eds) Bio-orthopaedics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54181-4_14

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