Autologous chondrocyte implantation for rheumatoid arthritis of the knee: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Although pharmacologic treatment remains the mainstay for treating rheumatoid arthritis, there is an increasing need for a method that biologically regenerates arthritic knee lesions as patient longevity continually increases. CASE PRESENTATION: We treated rheumatoid arthritis of the r...

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Autores principales: Kim, Seok-Jung, Chang, Cheong-Ho, Suh, Dong-Sam, Ha, Hyun-Kwon, Suhl, Kyung-Hwan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-6619
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Although pharmacologic treatment remains the mainstay for treating rheumatoid arthritis, there is an increasing need for a method that biologically regenerates arthritic knee lesions as patient longevity continually increases. CASE PRESENTATION: We treated rheumatoid arthritis of the right knee in a 35-year-old female Korean patient using autologous chondrocyte implantation. Twelve months after surgery, the patient could walk without pain. CONCLUSION: Autologous chondrocyte implantation appears to be effective for treating rheumatoid arthritis of the knee.

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