∗Laboratory of Biocompatibility, Technological Innovation and Advanced Therapy, Rizzoli RIT, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
†Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
‡Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
§Department of Oncological and Degenerative Spine Surgery, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Francesca Salamanna, PhD, Laboratory of Biocompatibility, Technological Innovation and Advanced Therapy, Rizzoli RIT, IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Via di Barbiano, 1/10, 40136 Bologna, Italy; E-mail: [email protected]
Received 2 August, 2017
Revised 21 February, 2018
Accepted 22 February, 2018
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute (Ricerca Corrente) grants and a grant from “Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna” for the project “Cellule mesenchimali staminali da corpo vertebrale come prospettiva biologica innovativa per la chirurgia vertebrale” (Code: PRWEB-6564) funds were received in support of this work.
No relevant financial activities outside the submitted work.