Stem cells for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain

Figure 1 Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain. A: Number of persons affected by musculoskeletal pain (millions); B: Global number of years lived with disability (YLD; millions); C: Causes of disability-adjusted life years (DALY). Data are as of 2010, updated from the Source Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study[75]. OA: Osteoarthritis; MSK: Musculoskeletal.

Figure 2 Radiologic evidence of asymptomatic Kelgren-Lawrence grade 3 knee osteoarthritis. Bilateral knee anteroposterior (top) and profile (bottom) plain X-rays from a 57-year-old asymptomatic female patient taken during emergency care after a traffic injury.