title: Stem cell applications and tissue engineering approaches in surgical practice.
abstract: There has been an increasing interest in stem cell applications and tissue engineering approaches in surgical practice to deal with damaged or lost tissue. Although there have been developments in almost all surgical disciplines, the greatest advances are being made in orthopaedics, especially in bone repair. Significant hurdles however remain to be overcome before tissue engineering becomes more routinely used in surgical practice.
authors.affiliation: United Kingdom Centre for Tissue Engineering, University of Manchester. wasimkhan@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Wasim S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Atif A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Timothy E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Hardingham
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D023822:Tissue Engineering