Second-Generation Autologous Minced Cartilage Repair Technique.

ABSTRACT: Articular cartilage defects at the knee joint are identified and treated with increasing frequency. Autologous chondrocytes may have the strongest potential to generate high-quality repair tissue within the defective region. Autologous chondrocyte implantation is not available in every country. We present a surgical technique where the surgeon can apply autologous chondrocytes in a one-step procedure to treat articular cartilage defects at the knee joint.

SUBMITTER: Salzmann GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5368339 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature