MICROFRAGMENTED ADIPOSE TISSUE RESEARCH
Adipose tissue (fat) is the most vascularized tissue in our bodies, which means it's rich with small blood vessels. Pericytes are potent cells which are found in these small blood vessels and have the potential to help aid in the repair of damaged tissue or potentially improve the integrity of an arthritic joint.
The adipose tissue is harvested and microfragmented in our office and then injected the same day into the affected joint or tendon. Given that this microfragemented adipose tissue is "sticky", much of it stays where we inject it, which is nice for large tendon tears as it can act as a scaffold for the damaged tissue.
Another bonus of using microfragmented adipose tissue is that the pericytes are quite numerous and remain active for potential improvements in our musculoskeletal injuries, even as we age.
Articles supporting the usage of microfragmented adipose tissue
Miguel A Khoury, Karim Chamari, Montassar Tabben, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Emmanuel Papacostas, Theodorakys Marín Fermín, Markus Laupheimer, Pieter D Hooghe
Daniele Screpis, Simone Natali, Luca Farinelli, Gianluca Piovan, Venanzio Iacono, Laura de Girolamo, Marco Viganò, Claudio Zorzi
Dustin L. Richter, Joshua L. Harrison, Lauren Faber, Samuel Schrader, Yiliang Zhu, Carina Pierce, Leorrie Watson, Anil K. Shetty, Robert C. Schenck Jr.