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The quality of healing: Articular cartilage
Author(s) -
Gomoll Andreas H.,
Minas Tom
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
wound repair and regeneration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.847
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1524-475X
pISSN - 1067-1927
DOI - 10.1111/wrr.12166
Subject(s) - cartilage , articular cartilage , medicine , regeneration (biology) , wound healing , subchondral bone , surgery , anatomy , pathology , osteoarthritis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , alternative medicine
Articular cartilage lacks an intrinsic capacity for self‐repair, and once damaged, it never heals. This creates an opportunity for surgical intervention, whether to stimulate a healing response that results in the formation of a lower‐quality fibrocartilaginous scar or formal cartilage repair in the form of cartilage transplants. This article will review the nature of cartilage injury and discuss indications and techniques for repair.

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