Chondral Lesions and Stem Cells

Parafoveal chondral defects and related hip lesions

Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation versus Multipotent Stem Cells for the Treatment of Large Patellofemoral Chondral Lesions

OBJECTIVE To compare the outcome of matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC)-derived multipotent stem cells (MSCs) implantation in patellofemoral chondral lesions, using the same HYAFF11 scaffold. METHODS From January 2005 to December 2010, 37 patients with patellofemoral chondral lesions were prospectively followed up, for a minimu...

Arthroscopic Microfracture of Hip Chondral Lesions

Microfracture of hip chondral lesions has been performed for more than a decade with modified treatment principles and techniques from knee arthroscopy. This note and accompanying video review the pertinent techniques, pearls, and pitfalls of the microfracture procedure in the treatment of hip chondral lesions. After debridement of damaged chondral tissue, the size of the lesion is approximated...

Traumatic Chondral Lesions of the Knee Diagnosis and Treatment

1.1 Anatomy and knee joint function The knee joint is classified as a modified hinge joint, with its structure providing a highly mobile and complex joint (fig.1). It consists of two condylar joints between the medial and lateral condyles of the femur and the corresponding plateaus of the tibia, and anteriorly a synovial plane patellofemoral joint. The articular surface of the knee is covered b...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Evaluation of Chondral lesions treated with Allografts Juvenile Cells

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