20
Participants
Start Date
March 1, 2021
Primary Completion Date
January 21, 2025
Study Completion Date
January 21, 2025
All Autologous Cartilage Regeneration
All patients will undergo firstly to a blood sampling and then to the arthroscopic debridement of the damage cartilage and subsequently will be harvested the surrounding healthy cartilage The harvested and healthy cartilage will shredded directly in situ with a shaver. This cartilage will then mixed with the patient's own Platelet Concentrate and may be injected directly into the cartilage defect. The Platelet Concentrate stimulates the healing of the cartilage most effectively. At the same time, the Platelet Concentrate will also used to produce autologous fibrin glue, which can be used to fix the applied cartilage chip / Platelet Concentrate product quickly and safely in the damaged cartilage.
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
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