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ArticleIndian journal of orthopaedics2010

Cartilage repair: A review of Stanmore experience in the treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee with various surgical techniques.

S Vijayan, G Bentley, Twr Briggs, Ja Skinner, Rwj Carrington, R Pollock, Am Flanagan

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Article in Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. [Effectiveness of arthroscopic microfracture combined with osteochondral autologous transplantation for large area cartilage injury of femoral condyle of knee].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020
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  6. Effectiveness and limitations of autologous osteochondral grafting for the treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

S VijayanJoint Reconstruction and Cartilage Transplantation Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Brockley Hill, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 4LP, United Kingdom.
G Bentley
Twr Briggs
Ja Skinner
Rwj Carrington
R Pollock
Am Flanagan
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Articular cartilage damage in the young adult knee, if left untreated, it may proceed to degenerative osteoarthritis and is a serious cause of disability and loss of function. Surgical cartilage repair of an osteochondral defect can give the patient significant relief from symptoms and preserve the functional life of the joint. Several techniques including bone marrow stimulation, cartilage tissue based therapy, cartilage cell seeded therapies and osteotomies have been described in the literature with varying results. Established techniques rely mainly on the formation of fibro-cartilage, which has been shown to degenerate over time due to shear forces. The implantation of autologous cultured chondrocytes into an osteochondral defect, may replace damaged cartilage with hyaline or hyaline-like cartilage. This clinical review assesses current surgical techniques and makes recommendations on the most appropriate method of cartilage repair when managing symptomatic osteochondral defects of the knee. We also discuss the experience with the technique of autologous chondrocyte implantation at our institution over the past 11 years.

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autologous chondrocyte implantationCartilage injuriescartilage regenerationcartilage repair

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PMID20697474
PMCPMC2911921
OpenAlexW1996298757

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