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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2011; 2(6): 43-50
Published online Jun 18, 2011. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v2.i6.43
Figure 3
Figure 3 Cellular therapy. A: Graphic illustrating the regeneration of a chondral lesion in vitro; B: Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) growing in vitro in a human osteochondral punch lesion over 90 d in chondrogenic medium with added transforming growth factor β3. Modified Masson staining shows the MSCs differentiating in the lesion (Magnification 2 ×, 4 × and 20 ×); C: Graphic portraying the technique of intra-articular injection of MSCs into an injured joint to treat lesions in vivo.