title: Rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation for isolated cartilage defects of the knee.
abstract: Autologous chondrocyte implantation for treatment of isolated cartilage defects of the knee has become well established. Although various publications report technical modifications, clinical results, and cell-related issues, little is known about appropriate and optimal rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation. This article reviews the literature on rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation and presents a rehabilitation protocol that has been developed considering the best available evidence and has been successfully used for several years in a large number of patients who underwent autologous chondrocyte implantation for cartilage defects of the knee.
authors: University Hospital Freiburg, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Germany. anja.hirschmueller@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors: Anja
authors: A
authors: Hirschmüller
authors: Heiner
authors: H
authors: Baur
authors: Sepp
authors: S
authors: Braun
authors: Peter C
authors: PC
authors: Kreuz
authors: Norbert P
authors: NP
authors: Südkamp
authors: Philipp
authors: P
authors: Niemeyer