Doc invents a Stem-cell Bandage for repair of Torn Meniscus

Windpipe Doc Invents Torn Meniscus Bandage (Orthopedics This Week)
It sounds like a crazy idea but it should be taken seriously because the proponent, Anthony Hollander, M.D., who was involved in the world’s first successful windpipe transplant in 2008. Hollander has used similar technology to develop his latest idea–a stem cell bandage for patients with torn knee cartilage.
The bandage uses a patient’s own stem cells and was developed for commercial use by a Bristol University, England, spin-out company called Azellon Ltd. For the initial phase, Hollander is recruiting 10 patients with torn m...