title: Current concepts in the treatment of cartilage lesions with special regard to the knee joint.
abstract: The last twenty years have been marked by a rapid development of articular cartilage treatment and regeneration techniques. We present current concepts in the treatment of cartilage lesions and injuries, including gene therapy and tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: Department of Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology, Regional Trauma Surgery Hospital, Piekary Śląskie, Poland. wi duchw@mp.pl
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Widuchowski
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tomaszewski
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Widuchowski
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Czamara
mesh_terms: D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D023822:Tissue Engineering