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KMID : 0361620090440020210
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Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2009 Volume.44 No. 2 p.210 ~ p.218
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Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Articular Cartilage Defect of Femoral Condyle
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Song Chol
Ra Ki-Hang
Sung Byung-Yoon
Kim Jung-Man
Kong Yoon-Bae
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Abstract
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Purpose: To evaluate the midterm clinical and histological results after autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for an articular cartilage defect of the distal femoral condyle.
Materials and Methods :
Results: All cases except for one showed well-regenerated articular cartilage on MRI. All cases showed significant clinical improvement in the HSS and Lysholm scores (p＜0.0001), with the exception of the Lysholm score of an articular cartilage fracture. Histologically, the regenerated tissue appeared to be a hyaline-like cartilage in all specimens.
Conclusion: ACI for the treatment of articular cartilage defects of the distal femoral condyle showed a good clinical and MRI results. In OA, the clinical results were relatively acceptable after an associated high tibial valgus osteotomy. However, a longer term follow-up study will be needed to reach a final conclusion.
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KEYWORD
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Femoral condyle, Articular cartilage defect, Autologous chondrocyte implantation
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