“…37 These cells can be obtained, isolated, and cultured from adipose tissue to generate an injectable derivative with an immunophenotype consistent with that of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), thus opening a variety of potential applications in regenerative medicine. 12,14,33,39,40,54,56,64,66,70,71 Despite a myriad of proposed benefits, specific processing and harvest protocols can lead to substantial variation in the molecular and chemical makeup of the injectate. 43 In orthopaedics specifically, these adipose-derived therapies have been used as an adjunct to arthroscopic knee surgery, 8 for the treatment of aseptic nonunion, 55 and for various forms of tendinopathy and acute tendon injury.…”