The ability of articular cartilage to repair itself is limited because it lacks blood vessels,
nerves, and lymph tissue. Once damaged, it can lead to joint swelling and pain, accelerating …

Context: Isolated chondral and osteochondral defects of the knee are a difficult clinical
challenge, particularly in younger patients for whom alternatives such as partial or total knee …

Objective The repair of cartilaginous lesions within synovial joints is still an unresolved and
weighty clinical problem. Although research activity in this area has been indefatigably …

Objective To provide an evidence-based overview of the different surgical procedures in
osteoarthritis (OA). Design This narrative review reports on surgical therapies (1) for severe …

Given their native-like biological properties, high growth factor retention capacity and porous
nature, sulfated-polysaccharide-based scaffolds hold great promise for a number of tissue …

Background: Osteochondral allograft transplantation (OAT) is being performed with
increasing frequency, and the need for reoperations is not uncommon. Purpose: To quantify …

Clinical efforts to repair damaged articular cartilage (AC) currently face major obstacles due
to limited intrinsic repair capacity of the tissue and unsuccessful biological interventions …

The treatment of articular cartilage injury and disease has become an increasingly relevant
part of orthopaedic care. Articular cartilage transplantation, in the form of osteochondral …

Distal femoral varus osteotomy is a well-described treatment option for patients with valgus
malalignment associated with a variety of underlying conditions. This procedure may be the …

Background: Articular cartilage lesions in the knee remain a challenging clinical problem.
Hypothesis: A novel graft preservation method combined with surgical technique and patient …