Quantification and Qualification of Stem Cells From Blood After Mobilization With Filgrastim, and Concentration Using a Platelet-Rich Plasma System

Knee Osteochondral Defect Reconstruction With Autologous Bone Grafting and Mesenchymal Cell Transplantation

Osteochondral defects of the knee are common in orthopaedic patients. They are challenging to treat, especially in young, highly demanding patients who do not qualify for arthroplasty. Among the many possibilities to treat osteochondral lesions presented so far, none is ideal. Because of the poor healing potential of cartilage, treatment outcomes significantly worsen with larger lesions. The treatment of large defects usually requires expensive solutions, sometimes including second-stage surgery. Using mesenchymal stem cell transplantation and cancellous bone autografts, the technique presented here for osteochondral lesion reconstruction can be effectively used to treat large osteochondral lesions in a single-stage procedure.

Editorial Commentary: Human Granulocyte-Stimulating Factor Increases the Leukocyte Richness of Platelet-Rich Plasma

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is the most common treatment in orthobiologis, because PRP is safe, low cost, and minimally invasive and could be used to promote the tissue-repair process. The systemic mobilization with human granulocyte-stimulating factor increased concentrations of white blood cells and monocyte but not platelets in PRP. It may enhance the efficacy of PRP therapy via monocytes/macrophages. Improving the efficacy of PRP therapy, bone marrow aspirate, mesenchymal stems cells, or other orthobiologics is not simple because there are many variations in products and patient factors.