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Autologous chondrocyte implantation

Medical treatment for articular cargilage damage

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Medical treatment for articular cargilage damage

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name	Autologous chondrocyte implantation
image	Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) Therapy.png
caption	Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
specialty	orthopedia

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI, ATC code ) is a biomedical treatment that repairs damages in articular cartilage. ACI provides pain relief while at the same time slowing down the progression or considerably delaying partial or total joint replacement (knee replacement) surgery.

ACI procedures aim to provide complete hyaline repair tissues for articular cartilage repair. Over the last 20 years, the procedure has become more widespread and it is currently probably the most developed articular cartilage repair technique.

The procedure fails in about 15% of people.

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Matrix Assisted Chondrocyte Implantation

In Matrix Assisted Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI), cells are cultured on a bioscaffold which is then implanted. there was insufficient evidence to determine whether it was superior to other treatments.

References

(March 2017). "Failure of Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.". Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review.
(2011). "MACI - a new era?". Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Ther Technol.

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