Characterized chondrocyte implantation results in better structural repair when treating symptomatic cartilage defects of the knee in a randomized controlled trial versus microfracture.

Daniel B. F. Saris, Johan Vanlauwe, Jan Victor, Miroslav Haspl, Michael Bohnsack, Yves Fortems, Bruno Vandekerckhove, K. Frederik Almqvist, Toon Claes, Frank Handelberg, Koen Lagae, Jan Van der Bauwhede, Hilde Vandeinneucker, K. Gie Auw Yang, Mislav Jelic, Rene Verdonk, Nancy Veulemans, Johan Bellemans, Frank P. Luyten

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558 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-246
Number of pages <span style="color:red"p> <font size="1.5"> ✽ </span> </font>12
JournalAmerican Journal of Sports Medicine
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2008

Keywords

  • chondrocyte
  • chondral
  • regenerative medicine
  • autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI)
  • characterized chondrocyte implantation (CCI)
  • cell therapy product
  • microfracture
  • cartilage repair

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