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Autologous chondrocyte implantation provides excellent functional results at 10 years
August 2013
Autologous chondrocyte implantation provides excellent functional results at 10 years
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Minimum ten-year results of a prospective randomised study of autologous chondrocyte implantation versus mosaicplasty for symptomatic articular cartilage lesions of the knee
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012 Apr;94(4):504-9Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
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Dr. Biant discusses the long term outcomes of autologous chondrocyte implantation at 10 years.
Synopsis
100 patients with articular cartilage defects of the knee were randomized to treatment with autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) or mosaicplasty to compare survival rates and functional results over a long-term. At a minimum of 10 year follow-up, the ACI group had significantly greater survival rates and better scores on the modified Cincinnati test.
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