9: Cartilage Tissue Engineering
The following sections are included:
Introduction
Embryonic Cartilage Development and Importance for the Adult Joint Function
Transfer of the Embryonic Knowledge to Practical Cartilage Repair
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Chondrocytes for Cartilage Repair
Gene Therapy and Growth Factors
Scaffolds
The in vivo Trials with Cultured Chondrocytes
The clinical Cartilage Repair and Engineering
Conclusion
References