Tendon Transection Healing Can Be Improved With Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Cultured With Growth Differentiation Factor 5 and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor.
Michael J FitzgeraldTaylor MustapichHaixiang LiangChristopher G LarsenKate W NellansDaniel A GrandePublished in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2021)
Adipose-derived stem cells cultured with GDF5/PDGF prior to implantation can promote tendon repair by improving cellular proliferation, tenogenesis, and vascular infiltration. This effect results in a greater degree of organized tendon healing.