PMID- 10028115
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19990401
LR  - 20191102
IS  - 0278-5919 (Print)
IS  - 0278-5919 (Linking)
VI  - 18
IP  - 1
DP  - 1999 Jan
TI  - Advanced techniques in autologous chondrocyte transplantation.
PG  - 13-44, v-vi
AB  - Autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) provides durable hyaline repair 
      tissue in correctly selected patients; it is indicated for full thickness, 
      weightbearing condyle injuries, and injuries to the trochlea of the femur. ACT 
      results in reproducibly satisfactory results, with return to high level 
      activities, including sports, in over 90% of these patients. Second look 
      arthroscopies demonstrate macroscopic integrity of the grafts; and biopsies 
      demonstrate hyaline cartilage repair, which is critical, as shown clinically, to 
      giving durable results at two to nine years follow-up. Also discussed in this 
      article is surgical technique which is especially important for complex 
      reconstructions. As technical refinements and rehabilitation protocols improve, 
      results for treating patellar and tibial injuries may improve; at this time, the 
      response to treating bipolar focal chondral injuries is unknown and not 
      recommended.
FAU - Minas, T
AU  - Minas T
AD  - Department of Orthopaedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 
      USA.
FAU - Peterson, L
AU  - Peterson L
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Clin Sports Med
JT  - Clinics in sports medicine
JID - 8112473
SB  - IM
MH  - Arthroscopy
MH  - Biopsy
MH  - Chondrocytes/*transplantation
MH  - Femur/injuries/surgery
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hyalin/cytology
MH  - Joint Diseases/*surgery
MH  - Knee Injuries/surgery
MH  - Knee Joint/*surgery
MH  - Patella/injuries/surgery
MH  - Patient Selection
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Sports/physiology
MH  - Tibia/injuries/surgery
MH  - Transplantation, Autologous
MH  - Weight-Bearing
EDAT- 1999/02/24 00:00
MHDA- 1999/02/24 00:01
CRDT- 1999/02/24 00:00
PHST- 1999/02/24 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/02/24 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/02/24 00:00 [entrez]
AID - S0278-5919(05)70128-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0278-5919(05)70128-9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Sports Med. 1999 Jan;18(1):13-44, v-vi. doi: 10.1016/s0278-5919(05)70128-9.