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Isolating Stem Cells from Soft Musculoskeletal Tissues
Published on: July 5, 2010
Collection and reconstruction after harvesting donor tissues from the musculoskeletal system: Technique specific to
R Erivan1, G Villatte1, T Lecointe2
1Université Clermont-Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, ICCF, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), UMR 6296, 24, avenue Blaise-Pascal, 63178 Aubiere, France.
Abstract:
The lack of available musculoskeletal grafts in France forces us to import a very large quantity of these tissues to use in complex reconstruction procedures. The goal of this article is to describe methods for collecting donor tissues from the musculoskeletal system and for reconstructing the harvested areas. We also provide a summary of the collection procedures performed, harvested grafts and available tissues. While tissue collection requires a significant time investment, the emergence of dedicated teams may be a solution for increasing the number and quality of human musculoskeletal allograft tissues.
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