Orthobiologics 2024: Definition, Manufacturing, and Mechanism of Action of the Most Commonly Used Alternatives Currently Used in Orthopedics
Abstract
Orthobiologics is emerging as a new subspecialty of orthopedics, with gradual acceptance. While platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow concentrate (BMC) provided the initial catalyst for the widespread use of biological therapies in orthopedics due to their ease of preparation and application, there have been significant advances in the last decade, with numerous clinical evidence emerging on the outcomes of other promising biological therapies such as platelet lysate, adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction cells (SVF), and cell cultures. The following article aims to describe the most widely used biological therapies currently used in orthopedics, with special emphasis on their manufacturing process, composition, and mechanism of action.Downloads
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