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By implanting biodegradable polymer scaffolding seeded with stem cells, researchers were able to regrow lost cartilage in the knee of a pig. Six months after the damage (arrows), the joint treated with the scaffold and stem cell combination (X) showed better cartilage regrowth than did a joint treated with scaffolding seeded with mature chondrocytes (M) or joints with scaffolding alone (S).
Credit: W.-J. Li et al/J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2009
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