Editorial commentary: autologous chondrocyte implantation versus microfracture.
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) shows greater durability, lower failure rates, and is effective for larger lesions, compared with microfracture. In addition, membrane-ACI (M-ACI) is technically simpler with fewer complications of cartilage hypertrophy than first-generation ACI using periosteum. However, second-generation, M-ACI is not yet approved for general use in the United States.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Subchondral
- Cartilage Diseases
- Cartilage, Articular
- Chondrocytes
- Knee Joint
Anatomy
- knee