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. 2015 Aug 27;2(4):339–354. doi: 10.1093/jhps/hnv042

Table I.

The terminologies used for database searches

Search category Keywords
Search1 ‘stem cell’ OR ‘BMP’ OR ‘PRP’ OR ‘thrombocyte rich plasma’ OR ‘HA’ OR ‘bone marrow stem cell’ OR ‘hematopoietic stem cell’ OR ‘peripheral blood stem cell’ OR ‘mesenchymal’ OR ‘mesenchymal stroma cell’ OR ‘mesenchymal stem cell’ OR ‘cartilage transplantation’ OR ‘cartilage cell’ or ‘cell transplantation’ OR ‘bone graft’ OR ‘bone substitute’ OR ‘autologous chondrocyte implantation’ OR ‘ACI’ or ‘matrix-induced chondrocyte implantation’ OR ‘MACI’ OR ‘chondrocyte implant’.
Search 2 ‘hip’ OR ‘femoral head’