Scripps Health receives $2.7 million grant for rotator cuff, stem cell research
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Scripps Health has announced a $2.7 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to research pluripotent stem cells for the treatment of rotator cuff injuries, according to a press release.
Researchers at the Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education (SCORE) at the Scripps Clinic plan to assess the biological makeup of tendon cells and develop biologically engineered tendons, which would facilitate healing of the native tissue in patients with rotator cuff tears, according to the release.
“For this group of patients, the failure rate for conventional repair surgery is about 40%,” Darryl D’Lima, MD, PhD, director of orthopedic research for SCORE at Scripps, said in the release. “We’ve reached our limit on how much we can improve things mechanically and through surgical technique, so now we need to explore novel biological approaches. This is a common injury, and as our population ages, there’s a pressing need to find new solutions,” D’Lima added.
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