Cartilage is found throughout the body, serving an array of essential functions. Owing to the
limited healing capacity of cartilage, damage or degeneration is often permanent and so …

Introduction The rationale for the use of mini‐implants for partial resurfacing in the treatment
of femoral chondral and osteochondral lesions is still under debate. The evidence …

Purpose To assess the clinical outcome and survival of an inlay resurfacing prosthesis for
focal femoral condyle chondral and osteochondral defects. Methods Two hundred sixty-six …

Background Focal articular lesions of the knee can be treated using several different
techniques with generally good results, but failures are difficult to manage. Focal articular …

In order to solve the limitation of auxiliary treatment means in the process of orthopedic
trauma surgery, and further improve the effective integration of orthopedic trauma clinical …

Objective Focal cartilage injuries are debilitating and difficult to treat. Biological cartilage
repair procedures are used for patients younger than 40 years, and knee arthroplasties are …

Background Focal chondral defects are debilitating lesions with poor healing potential.
Focal metallic inlay implants were developed as a salvage procedure, whose reoperation …

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Das Einsetzen von Miniimplantaten stellt eine
Zwischenlösung für die zellbasierte Behandlung fokaler Läsionen im frühen Lebensalter …

Focal cartilage defects in the knee are a common and debilitating pathology. High
arthroplasty revision rates in the< 55-year-old population continue to make arthroplasty a …

In recent years, three small hard material (metal) implant systems have emerged to treat
focal cartilage lesions in the knee. Reports on the trio Hemicap/Unicap, BioPoly, and …