[The repairment of the condylar cartilage defect by transplantation of chondrocytes embedded in the collagen membrane].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of repairing the defect on the condylar articular cartilage by chondrocyte transplantation.


METHODS
A full-thickness defect was made in the condylar articular cartilage of the adult rabbit. The isolated condylar chondrocytes of the rabbits cultured in vitro for one week were embedded in the collagen membrane, and then transplanted into the defect.


RESULTS
The defects of the condylar articular cartilage were repaired with cartilage tissue.


CONCLUSIONS
The defect of the condylar articular cartilage could be repaired with articular cartilage-like tissue by transplantation of the condylar chondrocytes.
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Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University, Beijing 100081, China.
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Zhang
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D000818:Animals; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D017690:Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D003094:Collagen; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011817:Rabbits; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D003094:Collagen