Effectiveness and Safety of Mesenchymal Stem Cell (MSC) Implantation on Degenerative Discus Disease Patients

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The team plan to conduct research to look at the effectiveness and safety of mesenchymal stem cell implantation therapy in intervertebral disc degeneration patients. The use of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells from the umbilical cord was chosen because patients with degeneration of the intervertebra...

The team plan to conduct research to look at the effectiveness and safety of mesenchymal stem cell implantation therapy in intervertebral disc degeneration patients. The use of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells from the umbilical cord was chosen because patients with degeneration of the intervertebral disc are elderly (over 50 years old) so that autologous mesenchymal stem cell administration is not possible in terms of taking the source of cells (bone marrow) nor the quality of mesenchymal stem cells obtained. This study will assess the improvement of clinical symptoms (VAS to assess pain scale, ASIA and Frankel scale, as well as assessment of the widening of the lumbar region using the Schober Test), changes in the structure of the intervertebral discs (through MRI examination and grading the degree of intervertebral disc degeneration), conduction function spinal cord nerve (somatosensory evoked potential / SSEP), myelography / EMG, and assessment of the quality of life status of patients using the Oswestry Disability Index.

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