Integration of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Application in Hydroxyapatite-Based Scaffolds in the Treatment of Vertebral Bone Defect due to Spondylitis Tuberculosis: A Translational Study

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A 29-year-old female (case 1). (a) Preoperative radiography showed large destruction on the corpus vertebrae which causes nonunion and implant failure. (b) Early postoperative radiography showed implant planted posteriorly bridging defected bone with alignment well corrected. (c) Three-month postoperative radiography showed 60% of new bone growth on the defected corpus vertebrae. (d) Six-month postoperative radiography showed 80% of new bone growth on the defected corpus vertebrae. (e) Six-month postoperative CT scan showed 80% of new bone growth filling the bone defect especially on the right posterior lateral. Sites are shown using white and black arrows.

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