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SUBMITTER: Steinwachs MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4129984 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steinwachs Matthias R MR Waibl Bernhard B Mumme Marcus M
Arthroscopy techniques 20140616 3
Bone marrow stimulation techniques for the treatment of articular cartilage defects such as microfracture so far have solely reproduced mechanically inferior fibrous cartilage tissue, which might result in unsatisfactory clinical results at midterm follow-up. A recent study has shown an improvement in repair tissue quality by enhancing microfracture with a chitosan-based biomaterial (BST-CarGel; Piramal, Laval, Quebec, Canada). BST-CarGel so far has only been applied by arthrotomy, which might l ...[more]