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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Sakai D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5822958 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of orthopaedic translation 20170223
Low back pain is the main cause of disability and is associated with intervertebral disc degeneration. Contemporary treatments are limited to palliative therapeutics or aggressive surgical interventions; however, current advancements in cell therapy offer to fill this breach. Clinical data suggest that cell transplantation can accomplish pain relief without any observed adverse effects. Despite a large variety of preclinical studies and preliminary clinical investigations, controversy remains on ...[more]