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Home / News & Events / Treating Arthritis with Cartilage Grown from Stem Cells on Scaffolds

Treating Arthritis with Cartilage Grown from Stem Cells on Scaffolds

Thursday, July 21, 2016
John Szivek points out arthritis damage on a bone; image courtesy of ABC 12 WJRT
John Szivek points out arthritis damage on a bone; image courtesy of ABC 12 WJRT

A technique developed by John A. Szivek, professor of orthopaedic surgery and aerospace and mechanical engineering, may someday help arthritis patients avoid knee replacement surgery.

His research at the UA Orthopedic Research Laboratory grows cartilage from stem cells taken from fat tissue on scaffolding that mimics the structure of a normal bone.

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