METHOD FOR DISC REGENERATION USING STEM CELL DERIVED CHONDROPROGENITORS

摘要

A method for restoring a degenerated intervertebral disc. The method includes preparing a material including embryonic stem cells, placing the material in the degenerated disc and causing the material to generate notochordal cells in the disc to regenerate the disc. Preparing the material includes differentiating the embryonic stem cells into chondroprogenitors.