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Adipose-derived stem cells in orthopaedic pathologies.

British Medical Bulletin 2017 December 2
Introduction: To examine the current literature regarding the clinical application of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) for the management of orthopaedic pathologies.

Sources of data: MEDLINE,SCOPUS, CINAHL and EMBASE (1950 to April 14, 2017) were searched by two independent investigators for articles published in English. Reviews, meta-analyses, expert opinions, case reports, mini case series and editorials were excluded. Furthermore, we excluded animal studies, cadaveric studies and in vitro studies.

Areas of agreement: ADSCs seem to produce excellent clinical results. However, the length and modalities of follow-up in the different conditions are extremely variable. Nevertheless, it appears that the use of adipose-derived stem cells is associated with subjective and objective clinical improvements and minimal complication rates.

Areas of controversy: None of the studies identified is a randomized double-blinded trial, and most of the selected studies present major limitations, and different methods, confounding the results of our review.

Growing points: It is necessary to conduct more and better studies to ascertain whether ADSCs really play a role in orthopaedic surgery with particular attention to ADSCs harvesting method, type of administration and the conditions treated.

Areas timely for developing research: The current literature regarding the use of ADSCs for orthopaedic pathologies is limited. At present, long-term safety is the biggest challenge of ADSCs based regenerative medicine.

Level of evidence: Level IV-Study of Level I, II, III, IV.

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