Research Article

Human Bone Marrow versus Adipose-Derived Stem Cells: Influence of Donor Characteristics on Expandability and Implications for Osteogenic Ex Vivo BMP-2 Regional Gene Therapy

Table 2

Cell characteristics.

THA (n = 63)TKA/AKS (n = 106) value
MeanSDMeanSD

Age59.377.5761.3512.720.166
Tissue volume (mL)55.5646.910.475.13<0.001
Mono/SVF (×106 cells)246.87206.826.036.61<0.001
Cell yield/mL (×106 cells/mL)8.9413.230.580.55<0.001

THA = total hip arthroplasty, TKA = total knee arthroplasty, AKS = arthroscopic knee surgery, Mono = mononuclear cell count, SVF = stromal vascular fraction, and SD = standard deviation. Bold p values indicate significance.