Exploring the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapy for repair of cartilage defects: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- 10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031
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- 2026
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- Frontiers in cell and developmental biology
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031,
title = {Exploring the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapy for repair of cartilage defects: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.},
author = {Zhang M and Ni S and Ng L and Zhou M and Zhang J and Tao N and Nath Varma S and Ivanova A and Hargunani R and Du Y and Liu C},
year = {2026},
journal = {Frontiers in cell and developmental biology},
doi = {10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Exploring the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapy for repair of cartilage defects: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. AU - Zhang M AU - Ni S AU - Ng L AU - Zhou M AU - Zhang J AU - Tao N AU - Nath Varma S AU - Ivanova A AU - Hargunani R AU - Du Y AU - Liu C PY - 2026 JO - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology DO - 10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031 ER -
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M, Z., S, N., L, N., M, Z., J, Z., N, T., S, N. V., A, I., R, H., Y, D., & C, L. (2026). Exploring the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapy for repair of cartilage defects: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2026.1880031
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