Treatment of Symptomatic Cartilage Defects of the Knee: Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Results in Better Clinical Outcome at 36 Months in a Randomized Trial Compared to Microfracture

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1_suppl, 2009, Pages 10S-19S

  Saris, Daniel B F ^a   Vanlauwe, Johan ^b   Victor, Jan ^c   Almqvist, Karl Fredrik ^d   Verdonk, Rene ^d   Bellemans, Johan ^c   Luyten, Frank P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c AZ St Lucas Brugge ^*  (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

autologous chondrocyte implantation; cartilage repair; characterized cell therapy product; chondral; chondrocyte; Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score; long term; microfracture; MOCART (Magnetic resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue); randomized controlled trial; regenerative medicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949893602     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509350694     Document Type: Article

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