Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for the treatment of large and complex cartilage lesions of the knee

• Main Authors: Ossendorf Christian (Author), Steinwachs Matthias R (Author), Kreuz Peter C (Author), Osterhoff Georg (Author), Lahm Andreas (Author), Ducommun Pascal P (Author), Erggelet Christoph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Complex cartilage lesions of the knee including large cartilage defects, kissing lesions, and osteoarthritis (OA) represent a common problem in orthopaedic surgery and a challenging task for the orthopaedic surgeon. As there is only...