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Background Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is an established and well-accepted
procedure for the treatment of localised full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee. Methods …

In the knee joint, the purpose of the cartilage-bone interface is to maintain structural integrity
of the osteochondral unit during walking, kneeling, pivoting, and jumping–during which …

Background: The addition of a type I/III collagen membrane in cartilage defects treated with
microfracture has been advocated for cartilage repair, termed “autologous matrix-induced …

Background: Microfracture (MFx) is one of the most common techniques used for the
treatment of articular cartilage defects, although recently there has been a trend toward the …

Background Bone marrow stimulation techniques in cartilage repair such as drilling are
limited by the formation of fibrous to hyaline-like repair tissue. It has been suggested such …

The treatment of patellofemoral cartilage defects presents several distinct challenges when
compared with cartilage restoration techniques used for other compartments of the knee due …

Alterations of the subchondral bone are pathological features associated with spontaneous
osteochondral repair and with articular cartilage repair procedures. The aim of this review is …

Background: Microfracture is the most common cartilage-reparative procedure for the
treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs). Damage to the subchondral bone …

Background Microfracture and drilling are bone marrow–stimulation techniques that initiate
cartilage repair by providing access to cell populations in subchondral bone marrow. This …