Orthocell’s autologous tendon cell therapy is the most advanced injectable cellular therapy for the treatment of chronic tendon injuries.
The patient’s own healthy tendon derived cells are used to assist in the regeneration of damaged tendon to reduce pain and return function. The innovative therapy addresses a significant unmet clinical need for a safe, effective, and non-surgical solution to treat tendon injuries. This product is not currently listed on the ARTG.
How It Works
Autologous cell therapy involves collecting a small sample of the same tissue type that needs repair, isolating the required cells, growing those cells in a specialised laboratory, and then implanting them back into the area of injury. The aim is to support the body’s natural repair processes using the patient’s own cells
Publications
- Bucher TA et al. Autologous tenocyte injection for the treatment of chronic recalcitrant gluteal tendinopathy – A prospective pilot study. Orthop j Sports Med.
2017 Feb - Bhabra G et al. Lateral elbow tendinopathy: development of a pathophysiology-based treatment algorithm. Orthop J Sports Med.
2016 Nov - Raina D et al. A biphasic bone substitute with gentamycin regenerates bone in osteomyelitis with muscle acting as an osteoinductive niche. Orthopaedic Proceedings.
2015 Oct - Wang A et al. Evidence for the durability of autologous tenocyte injection for treatment of chronic resistant lateral epicondylitis – Mean 4.5 year clinical follow-up. AM J Sports Med
2015 Jul - Wang A et al. Autologous tenocyte injection for the treatment of severe, chronic resistant lateral epicondylitis: a pilot study. Am J Sports Med.
2013 Dec - Wang A elt al. Autologous tenocyte implantation, a novel treatment for partial-thickness rotator cuff tear and tendinopathy in an elite athlete. BMJ Case Rep.
2013 Jan - Chen J et al. Autologous Tenocyte therapy for experimental achilles tendinopathy in a rabbit model. Tissue Eng Part A.
2011 Aug - Chen J et al. In chronic lateral epicondylitis, apoptosis and autophagic cell death occur in the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon. J Shoulder Elbow Surg.
2010 Apr - Chen J et al. Autologous tenocyte therapy using porcine derived bio-scaffolds for massive rotator cuff defects in rabbits. Tissue Eng.
2007 Jul