Use of a smooth, resorbable template for delivery of cultured pellets of autologous chondrocytes to articular cartilage defects--preliminary report.
Pomahac B, Zuhaili B, Kudsi Y, Aflaki P, Eriksson E. Use of a smooth, resorbable template for delivery of cultured pellets of autologous chondrocytes to articular cartilage defects--preliminary report. Eplasty 2009, 9: e35. PMID: 19784362, PMCID: PMC2741494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous chondrocyte transplantationControl groupChondrocyte pelletsArticular cartilage defectsNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsCartilage defectsExtracellular matrix depositionWeeks posttransplantationTransplanted groupLactoSorb platesSurgical proceduresHistological evaluationWhite rabbitsFemoral condyleChondrocyte transplantationInvasive meansTransplantationFibrous tissueCostal cartilageAdjacent intact cartilageResorbable carriersChondrocyte suspensionPreliminary reportDedifferentiation of chondrocytes