Tissue Engineering and Graft Options

Abstract

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are the most common terms that are used to describe the approach to generate tissues and organs. Both approaches are multidisciplinary and emerging in biotechnology and medicine, which are expected to treat patients with generating and regenerating tissues instead of repair. Tissue engineering is regarded as a more technical concept of tissue reconstruction by the use of scaffolds, which is defined as an artificial structure used to support three-dimensional tissue formation and biomolecules. The typical approach to tissue engineering utilizes a scaffold to promote tissue formation. Tissue engineering investigations in shoulder were commonly performed for rotator cuff surgery. Besides, a limited number of studies also evaluated the use of tissue engineering products in capsular reconstruction and glenohumeral arthritis treatment. The objective of the present chapter is to review the use of tissue engineering and grafts in shoulder surgery. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.