A prospective, randomised comparison of autologous chondrocyte implantation <i>versus</i> mosaicplasty for osteochondral defects in the knee

Bentley, G.; Biant, Leela; Carrington, Richard; Akmal, M.; Goldberg, Andy; M. Williams, Andrew; Skinner, John; Pringle, J.

doi:10.1302/0301-620x.85b2.13543

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A prospective, randomised comparison of autologous chondrocyte implantation versus mosaicplasty for osteochondral defects in the knee

Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume • Mar 1, 2003

Authors:

G. Bentley

Leela Biant

Richard Carrington

Abstract

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and mosaicplasty are both claimed to be successful for the repair of defects of the articular cartilage of the knee but there has been no comparative study of the two methods. A total of 100 patients with a mean age of 31.3 years (16 to 49) and with a sympto...

Subject

Medicine

Autologous chondrocyte implantation

Surgery

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