Figure 27.

Other examples of successful application of unmodified, autologous, adipose-derived regenerative cells (UA-ADRCs) for treating cartilage defects (previously unpublished figure). The panels show arthroscopic views of the knees of two subjects (Subject 1 (male, 45 years old): (a,b); Subject 2 (male, 55 years old): (c,d) before (a,c) and one year after (b,d) arthroscopic removal of damaged cartilage (asterisks in (a,c)) and application of UA-ADRCs isolated from 50 mL of lipoaspirate. The arrows in (b,d) indicate the sharp demarcation border between the newly formed and the original cartilage. The white arrow in (a) points to the arthroscopic instrument that was used to remove damaged cartilage.