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Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2015 Dec;8(4):429-35. doi: 10.1007/s12178-015-9300-0.

Particulated articular cartilage for symptomatic chondral defects of the knee.

Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine

Jonathan C Riboh, Brian J Cole, Jack Farr

Affiliations

  1. Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. [email protected].
  2. Division of Sports Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
  3. Cartilage Restoration Center of Indiana, Greenwood, IN, USA.

PMID: 26371073 PMCID: PMC4630222 DOI: 10.1007/s12178-015-9300-0

Abstract

The treatment of focal cartilage defects in the knee remains a challenging clinical problem. One relatively new unique treatment option is particulated articular cartilage, which includes autograft and off-the-shelf allogeneic juvenile grafts. The use of particulated cartilage has the advantage of being a single-stage procedure. In the case of autograft, it is cost efficient, while in the juvenile allograft form, it may have increased proliferative and restorative potentials. Laboratory and clinical data are limited for particulated cartilage grafts; however, there are promising histologic and clinical outcomes. This review provides a summary of the indications, surgical technique, and most up-to-date research on particulated cartilage for the repair of symptomatic chondral defects in the knee.

Keywords: Cartilage repair; Cartilage transplant; Juvenile cartilage; Particulated cartilage; Tissue regeneration

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