Autologous chondrocyte implantation for hip osteochondritis functioning 15 years after operation

Autologous chondrocyte implantation for hip osteochondritis functioning 15 years after operation

Background: The autologous implantation technique (ACI) was first introduced in studies on cartilage defects in knees. It has later been used for the treatment of osteochondral knee lesions. The patient presented here had a hip osteochondral defect measuring 4 cm in diameter. He was a candidate for hip prosthesis because of serious pain and reduced function. Being young and highly motivated for...

Rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation in athletes.

Over the years a variety of cartilage restorative procedures have been developed for athletes to address focal, full-thickness cartilaginous defects in the knee joint, including microfracture, osteochondral autografts, osteochondral allografts, autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), and most recently, next-generation ACI involving scaffolds or cell-seeded scaffolds. Since its introduction, ...

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Collagen-covered autologous chondrocyte implantation for osteochondritis dissecans of the knee: two- to seven-year results.

We prospectively studied the clinical, arthroscopic and histological results of collagen-covered autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI-C) in patients with symptomatic osteochondritis dissecans of the knee. The study included 37 patients who were evaluated at a mean follow-up of 4.08 years. Clinical results showed a mean improvement in the modified Cincinnati score from 46.1 to 68.4. Excellen...

Reoperation after autologous chondrocyte implantation. Indications and findings.

We have reviewed 22 patients from a total of 135 treated by autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) who had undergone further surgery for pain in the knee and mechanical symptoms after a mean of 10.5 months. There were 31 grafted lesions. At operation the findings included lifting (24/31) and detachment (3/31) of periosteal patches for which arthroscopic shaving was performed. Chondroplasty w...