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Stem cells and discogenic back pain.
Authors
Miranda L, Quaranta M, Oliva F, Maffulli NAbstract
Chronic low back pain, common from the sixth decade, negatively impacts the quality of life of patients and health care systems. Recently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been introduced in the management of degenerative discogenic pain. The present study summarizes the current knowledge on the effectiveness of MSCs in patients with discogenic back pain.