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SUBMITTER: Steinwachs MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4044505 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steinwachs Matthias R MR Waibl Bernhard B Wopperer Stephanie S Mumme Marcus M
Arthroscopy techniques 20140421 2
Bone marrow stimulation techniques such as microfracture for the treatment of articular cartilage defects so far solely reproduce mechanically inferior fibrous cartilage tissue, which might result in unsatisfactory clinical results at midterm. The combination of microfracture and biomaterials-for example, autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis technology-has not yet proved that the disadvantages of the marrow stimulation techniques can be overcome. At present, only laboratory-cultivated autolo ...[more]