• Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Apr 2010

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study

    Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation versus microfracture in the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee: a 2-year randomised study.

    • Erhan Basad, Bernd Ishaque, Georg Bachmann, Henning Stürz, and Jürgen Steinmeyer.
    • Clinic and Polyclinic for Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Giessen-Marburg GmbH, Giessen, Germany.erhan.basad@ortho.med.uni-giessen.de
    • Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2010 Apr 1; 18 (4): 519-27.

    AbstractCartilage defects occur in approximately 12% of the population and can result in significant function impairment and reduction in quality of life. Evidence for the variety of surgical treatments available is inconclusive. This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients with symptomatic cartilage defects treated with matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI or microfracture (MF). Included patients were >or= 18 and

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