Autologous chondrocyte implantation compared with microfracture in the knee. A randomized trial.

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Published in J Bone Joint Surg Am on March 01, 2004

Authors

Gunnar Knutsen1, Lars Engebretsen, Tom C Ludvigsen, Jon Olav Drogset, Torbjørn Grøntvedt, Eirik Solheim, Torbjørn Strand, Sally Roberts, Vidar Isaksen, Oddmund Johansen

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Tromsø, 9038 Tromsø, Norway. gunnar.knutsen@unn.no.

Associated clinical trials:

Microfracture Versus Adipose Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects | NCT02090140

ACI-C Versus AMIC. A Randomized Trial Comparing Two Methods for Repair of Cartilage Defects in the Knee | NCT01458782

RCT of ChondroCelect® (in an ACI Procedure) vs Microfracture in the Repair of Cartilage Defects of the Knee (TIGACT01) | NCT00414700

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