Autologous chondrocyte implantation versus debridement for treatment of full-thickness chondral defects of the knee: An observational cohort study with 3-year follow-up

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1658-1666

  Fu, Freddie H ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   Browne, Jon E ^c   Mandelbaum, Bert ^d   Erggelet, Christoph ^e   Moseley Jr , J Bruce ^f   Anderson, Allen F ^g   Micheli, Lyle J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^f BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI); Chondral defects; Debridement; Knee; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; COHORT STUDIES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27544515011     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505275148     Document Type: Article

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