Open AccessOrthopaedic Gene Therapy
Author(s) -
Christopher H. Evans,
S. C. Ghivizzani,
Paul D. Robbins
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jbjs reviews.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 2329-9185
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.rvw.20.00220
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , genetic enhancement , clinical trial , rheumatoid arthritis , bioinformatics , intensive care medicine , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , gene , biology , biochemistry
Orthopaedics pioneered the expansion of gene therapy beyond its traditional scope of diseases that are caused by rare single-gene defects. Orthopaedic applications of gene therapy are most developed in the areas of arthritis and regenerative medicine, but several additional possibilities exist.