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What is the current state of the surgical treatment for cartilage lesions?

April 26, 2017cartilage lesions State surgical treatment

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What is the current state of the surgical treatment for cartilage lesions?

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A. Three concepts of treatment, Microfracture, is to facilitate regeneration of fibrocartilage in the damaged area. Replacement therapy with osteochondral cylinders or “matchsticks”transferred from healthy area of the joint to the damaged area. Autolgous chondrocyts transplantation, where patient’s own cells are harvested during Arthroscopy for tissue culture in the laboratory and later are implanted back to the damaged area.