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Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Injuries: Clinical Applications

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Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery

Abstract

The hip is a joint that is part of practically all our routine activities, and sports, so it is constantly exposed to potential injuries. The use of biological treatments and cellular therapy has had a great development in recent years in order to protect and heal this joint to improve its function and prolong its lifespan. Bone marrow concentrate, platelet rich plasma, and expanded mesenchymal stem cells are being used for hip pathologies, like focal chondral defects, osteoarthritis, osteonecrosis, tendinopathies, etc. In this chapter, we review the characteristics and clinical evidence available for some of these biologic treatment options.

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  1. Centro de Cadera Dr. Mardones y Asociados (CDMA), Santiago, Chile

    Rodrigo Mardones, Daniel Camacho & Neguith Marrugo

  2. Instituto Traumatologico, Santiago, Chile

    Daniel Camacho

  3. Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Daniel Camacho

  4. Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile

    Catalina Larrain

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  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    Shane J. Nho

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Bedi Asheesh

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Michael J. Salata

  4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Richard C. Mather III

  5. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell Univers, New York, NY, USA

    Bryan T. Kelly

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Mardones, R., Camacho, D., Larrain, C., Marrugo, N. (2021). Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Injuries: Clinical Applications. In: Nho, S.J., Asheesh, B., Salata, M.J., Mather III, R.C., Kelly, B.T. (eds) Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Joint Preservation Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7321-3_120-2

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    Stem Cell Therapy for Hip Injuries: Clinical Applications
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