A Prospective Study of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in Patients With Failed Prior Treatment for Articular Cartilage Defect of the Knee
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Kenneth Zaslav,* MD, Brian Cole, MD, Robert Brewster, MD, COL Thomas DeBerardino, MD, Jack Farr, MD, Peter Fowler, MD, and Carl Nissen,** MD From Advanced Orthopedic Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, Midwest Orthopedics and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, Northwest Orthopedic Specialists PS, Spokane, Washington, Keller Army Hospital, West Point, New York, Saint Francis Hospital and Health Centers and Indiana Surgery Center South, Indianapolis, Indiana, Aspetar (Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital), Doha, Qatar, and **Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut
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