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Treatment of Osteochondral Defects in the Rabbit's Knee Joint by Implantation of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Fibrin Clots
Published on: May 21, 2013
Techniques for cartilage repair in chondral and osteochondral defects of the knee
Joel Thomas Kirk Melton1, Andrew James Cossey
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. joelmelton@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Many techniques are currently used in an attempt to regenerate cartilage surfaces in the presence of a chondral or osteochondral defect. Clinical results have been mixed and no single treatment has emerged as being superior. This article reviews the techniques previously and currently being used and evidence to support their use.
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