Patellofemoral full-thickness chondral defects treated with second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1083-1092

  Gobbi, Alberto ^a   Kon, Elizaveta ^b   Berruto, Massimo ^c   Filardo, Giuseppe ^b   Delcogliano, Marco ^b   Boldrini, Lorenzo ^a   Bathan, Lyndon ^a   Marcacci, Maurilio ^b  

^a Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery International (OASI) Bioresearch Foundation   (Italy)

^b RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GAETANO PINI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI); Chondral lesions; Chondrocytes; Patellofemoral; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHONDROCYTE IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOLLOW UP; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; PATELLA; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCHLEAR NERVE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CHONDROCYTES; CHONDROMALACIA PATELLAE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649552878     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509331419     Document Type: Article

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