Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could lead to more complete recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in humans, University of Michigan researchers have grown and repaired knee ligaments in rats from bone marrow stem cells harvested from the rats' own bones.