Clinical application of stem cells for bone injury / 中华创伤骨科杂志

ABSTRACT

Development and application of stem cells and their related technologies have paved new ways for prevention and treatment of orthopedic diseases. Application of stem cells for clinical treatment of bone defects is extremely promising, fracture, nonunion and osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) in particular. However, promotion of clinical stem cell therapy still faces difficulties and lacks corresponding standards. This article reviews clinical researches on stem cell therapy for bone injury and summarizes the injury types, cell types, cell numbers and their clinical efficacy, hoping to provide references for clinical treatment of bone injury with stem cells.