Tissue sample taken from the nasal septum (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Tissue sample taken from the nasal septum

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Human articular cartilage defects can be treated with cells taken from the nasal septum. The cartilage cells are isolated and cultivated on a scaffold to form a cartilage graft.

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University of Basel, Christian Flierl

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