title: Autologous cultured chondrocytes for the treatment of knee cartilage injury.
abstract: Injury to articular cartilage is a problem causing debilitating symptoms that often require surgical intervention. Traditional surgeries provide treatments to relieve symptoms of pain, locking, and swelling. With advances in technology, chondral defects can now be repaired. By repairing the cartilage, individuals have a far better chance of having healthy, active lifestyles including high activity, such as sports, or normal activities of daily living, such as working. But everyone is not a candidate for cartilage repair. By understanding the significance of the injury and the available surgical interventions, nurses can provide information that can enable a favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery Center, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ocelus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000166:cytology / Q000601:surgery*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000637:transplantation*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D016530:Orthopedic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous