Viable Osteochondral Allograft for the Treatment of a Full-Thickness Cartilage Defect of the Patella

Isolated cartilage defects can lead to significant pain and disability, prompting the development of a number of options for restorative treatment. Each method has advantages and limitations, and no single technique has gained widespread use. We present a technique for implantation of a cryopreserve...

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Autores principales: Woodmass, Jarret M., Melugin, Heath P., Wu, Isabella T., Saris, Daniel B.F., Stuart, Michael J., Krych, Aaron J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Technical Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29399449
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eats.2017.06.034
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Sumario:Isolated cartilage defects can lead to significant pain and disability, prompting the development of a number of options for restorative treatment. Each method has advantages and limitations, and no single technique has gained widespread use. We present a technique for implantation of a cryopreserved osteochondral allograft (Cartiform) for the treatment of full-thickness cartilage defects. Cartiform is a cryopreserved osteochondral allograft composed of chondrocytes, chondrogenic growth factors, and extracellular matrix proteins. This implant allows for regenerative treatment of full-thickness cartilage lesions in a single surgical procedure.

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