Surgical treatment of articular cartilage defects in the knee: are we winning?
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22655202.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1155/2012/528423 and PMC identifier 3359657.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Articular cartilage (AC) injury is a common disorder. Numerous techniques have been employed to repair or regenerate the cartilage defects with varying degrees of success. Three commonly performed techniques include bone marrow stimulation, cartilage repair, and cartilage regeneration. This paper focuses on current level of evidence paying particular attention to cartilage regeneration techniques.
Anatomy
- knee