Using Fat to Build Cartilage in Knees

TUCSON, Ariz. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A University of Arizona researcher is growing cartilage from stem cells taken from fat tissue. He said that cartilage could repair small defects and large areas of damage seen in many arthritis patients, and one day, it could eliminate the need to put plastic and metal in people’s knees.
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