Amra Šećerović, Maja Pušić, Petar Kostešić, Mirta Vučković, Rudolf Vukojević, Siniša Škokić, Biljana Sasi, Andreja Vukasović Barišić, Damir Hudetz, Dražen Vnuk, Dražen Matičić, Inga Urlić, Marcus Mumme, Ivan Martin, Alan Ivković
BACKGROUND: Bipolar or "kissing" cartilage lesions formed on 2 opposite articular surfaces of the knee joint are commonly listed as exclusion criteria for advanced cartilage therapies. PURPOSE: To test, in a pilot large-animal study, whether autologous nasal chondrocyte (NC)-based tissue engineering, recently introduced for the treatment of focal cartilage injuries, could provide a solution for challenging kissing lesions. STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study...
July 2021: American Journal of Sports Medicine