Open AccessTransplantation of free tibial periosteal grafts for the repair of articular cartilage defect: An experimental study
Author(s) -
Rohit Singh,
Vijendra Chauhan,
Neena Chauhan,
Sansar Sharma
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.55973
Subject(s) - medicine , patella , periosteum , transplantation , cartilage , anatomy , condyle , chondrogenesis , articular cartilage , hyaline cartilage , tibia , surgery , osteoarthritis , pathology , alternative medicine
Articular chondrocytes have got a long lifespan but rarely divides after maturity. Thus, an articular cartilage has a limited capacity for repair. Periosteal grafts have chondrogenic potential and have been used to repair defects in the articular cartilage. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the differentiation of free periosteal grafts in the patellofemoral joint where the cambium layer faces the subchondral bone and to investigate the applicability of periosteal grafts in the reconstruction of articular surfaces.