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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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