Subchondral drilling for articular cartilage repair: a systematic review of translational research

Articular cartilage defects may initiate osteoarthritis. Subchondral drilling, a widely applied clinical technique to treat small cartilage defects, does not yield cartilage regeneration. Various translational studies aiming to improve the outcome of drilling have been performed; however, a robust s...

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Main Authors: Liang Gao, Lars K. H. Goebel, Patrick Orth, Magali Cucchiarini, Henning Madry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2018-06-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/11/6/dmm034280