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Progenitor and stem cells for bone and cartilage regeneration
Research in regenerative medicine is developing at a significantly quick pace. Cell-based bone and
cartilage replacement is an evolving therapy aiming at the treatment of patients who suffer from
limb amputation, damaged tissues and various bone and cartilage-related disorders. Stem cells are
undifferentiated cells with the capability to regenerate into one or more committed cell lineages.
Stem cells isolated from multiple sources have been finding widespread use to advance the field of
tissue repair. The present review gives a comprehensive overview of the developments in stem cells
originating from different tissues and suggests future prospects for functional bone and cartilage
tissue regeneration.The European Network of Excellence EXPERTISSUES (Project No. NMP3-CT-2004-500283), under which this work was carried out, is acknowledged