Factors Influencing Long-term Outcomes After Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation: Long-term Results at 10 Years

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine Vol. 52; no. 11; pp. 2782 - 2791
• Main Authors: Weishorn, Johannes, Wiegand, Johanna, Zietzschmann, Severin, Koch, Kevin-Arno, Rehnitz, Christoph, Renkawitz, Tobias, Walker, Tilman, Bangert, Yannic
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cartilage, Articular - injuries; Cartilage, Articular - surgery; Chondrocytes - transplantation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Knee Injuries - surgery; Knee Joint - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Transplantation, Autologous; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; knee; clinical outcomes; MRI; cartilage defects; autologous chondrocyte implantation

Background: Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI), the third-generation of the technique, is an established procedure for the treatment of focal cartilage defects in the knee. However, the literature lacks long-term results of MACI with good statistical power. Purpose: To determi...