Fig. 53.1 Schematic drawing of the different zones of articular cartilage and subchondral bone Subchondral bone is a complex tissue consisting of water, collagen type I, and hydroxyapatite, with the…
Fig. 30.1 CMI (a, b) macroscopic appearance, (c) ultrastructure Actifit-Orteq. UK (Fig. 30.2): This is a synthetic biodegradable scaffold, composed of polycaprolactone-polyurethane which has been available since 2008. This structure…
Author Weight-bearing status Keeping in brace Range of motion Return to previous activity De Caro [24] Related to associated procedures For 4–6 weeks Full immediately In 79% of patients, no…
Fig. 9.1 Soft tissue augmentation devices 9.4 Implantation of α-Gal-Deficient Porcine Cartilage Stone et al. studied the possible elimination of α-Gal epitopes from xenograft cartilage by the use of recombinant…
Fig. 15.1 A schematic diagram illustrating a knee joint being tested on a robotic/universal force-moment sensor (UFS) testing system. The knee can be placed at preselected angles of knee flexion,…
Scaffold Targeted issues Administration Ref. Vascularized iliac bone graft Osteonecrosis of femoral head Implanted [1, 2] Iliac bone graft Osteonecrosis of femoral head [3, 4] Porcine-derived collagen type I/III membrane…
Fig. 44.1 Lipoaspiration of abdominal adipose tissue performed in the clinic setting Subcutaneous adipose tissue is rich in mature adipocytes (67.6%), but also consists of blood vessels, leucocytes, fibroblasts, macrophages,…
Fig. 39.1. (a) Osteochondritis dissecans lesion of the medial femoral condyle (MFC) of a right knee. (b) Pasting of morselized bone graft into the defect to reconstruct subchondral bone deficit….
Fig. 52.1 Partial anterior cruciate ligament tear demonstrating disruption of the anteromedial bundle (a), with an intact and edematous posterolateral bundle (b) Table 52.1 Gobbi classification of anterior cruciate ligament…
Fig. 41.1 (a) Bone marrow aspirate harvested from the iliac crest. (b) Processing of hyaluronic acid-based scaffold prior to final size matching. (c) Final biologic graft (HA-BMAC) created by application…
