A prospective multicenter study on the outcome of type i collagen hydrogel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation (cares) for the repair of articular cartilage defects in the knee

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2558-2565

  Schneider, Ulrich ^a   Rackwitz, Lars ^b   Andereya, Stefan ^c   Siebenlist, Sebastian ^b   Fensky, Florian ^b   Reichert, Johannes ^b   Löer, Ingo ^d   Barthel, Thomas ^b   Rudert, Maximilian ^b   Nöth, Ulrich ^b  

^a Arthro Nova Clinic   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^d ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

CaReS; chondral and osteochondral lesion of the knee; matrix associated ACI; prospective study; type I collagen hydrogel

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPLASTY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; KNEE; KNEE INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY, SUBCHONDRAL; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455235680     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511423369     Document Type: Review

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