NCT00945399View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Comparison of Microfracture Treatment and CARTIPATCH® Chondrocyte Graft Treatment in Femoral Condyle Lesions

PHASE3TerminatedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

40

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2008

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2012

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2014

Conditions
Knee ChondralOsteochondral Defect
Interventions
PROCEDURE

CARTIPATCH® procedure

Cartilage is harvested and treated for chondrocytes isolation and culture. After multiplication, the chondrocytes are transferred into a biomaterial support and surgically implanted.

PROCEDURE

Microfracture

Tiny fractures are created at the cartilage surface to stimulate cartilage growth.

Trial Locations (1)

9000

Gent University Hospital, Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghent

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
lead

TBF Genie Tissulaire

INDUSTRY