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Matrix-assisted Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation for Remodeling and Repair of Chondral Defects in a Rabbit Model
Published on: May 21, 2013
Perichondrial grafting for total replacement of the patella. Experimental study in rabbits
1Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala University, Sweden.
Abstract:
In five adult rabbits excision of the patella of one knee joint was carried out. The defects were reconstructed with free grafts taken from rib perichondrium. After survival times of 2.5 and 5 months, neocartilage was seen in all grafts on histological examination. In three of the five, the central part of the reconstructed patella showed bone formation.
