Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc DOI 10.1007/s00167-015-3536-5

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

The use of autologous adult, allogenic juvenile, and combined juvenile–adult cartilage fragments for the repair of chondral defects Davide Edoardo Bonasia · James A. Martin · Antonio Marmotti · Gail L. Kurriger · Abigail D. Lehman · Roberto Rossi · Annunziato Amendola 

Received: 20 November 2014 / Accepted: 4 February 2015 © European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy (ESSKA) 2015

Abstract  Purpose  The goal of the study was to evaluate the repair of chondral lesions treated with combined autologous adult/allogenic juvenile cartilage fragments, compared with isolated adult and isolated juvenile cartilage fragments. Methods  Fifty-eight adult (>16 week old) and five juvenile (

The use of autologous adult, allogenic juvenile, and combined juvenile-adult cartilage fragments for the repair of chondral defects.

The goal of the study was to evaluate the repair of chondral lesions treated with combined autologous adult/allogenic juvenile cartilage fragments, co...
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