Outcomes following gel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation for articular cartilage defects of the knee

• Published in: The knee Vol. 49; pp. 70 - 78
• Main Authors: Pardiwala, Dinshaw N., Tapasvi, Sachin, Chaudhary, Deepak, Babhulkar, Ashish, Varghese, Jacob, Rajan, David, Narvekar, Abhay, Sancheti, Parag
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Cartilage defects; Clinical outcomes; GACI; Gel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation; Knee; Knee; GACI; Cartilage defects; Gel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation; Clinical outcomes

Gel-based autologous chondrocyte implantation (GACI) enables a simpler and more effective delivery of chondrocytes with reproducible three-dimensional structural restoration of the articular cartilage surface. There is limited documentation of medium-term outcomes. This study assessed safety and eff...