title: Techniques for cartilage repair in chondral and osteochondral defects of the knee.
abstract: Many techniques are currently used in an attempt to regenerate cartilage surfaces in the presence of a chondral or osteochondral defect. Clinical results have been mixed and no single treatment has emerged as being superior. This article reviews the techniques previously and currently being used and evidence to support their use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. joelmelton@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Joel Thomas Kirk
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Melton
authors.forename: Andrew James
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cossey
mesh_terms: D001182:Arthroscopy; D002356:Cartilage / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds