Open AccessSimilar regeneration of articular cartilage defects with autologous & allogenic chondrocytes in a rabbit model
Author(s) -
P.R.J.V.C. Boopalan,
Viju Daniel Varghese,
Solomon Sathishkumar,
A Sabareeswaran,
Vijayaraghavan Amarnath
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1233_17
Subject(s) - chondrocyte , cartilage , transplantation , medicine , hyaline cartilage , regeneration (biology) , hyaline , surgery , pathology , articular cartilage , osteoarthritis , anatomy , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , alternative medicine
Articular cartilage defects in the knee have a very poor capacity for repair due to avascularity. Autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) is an established treatment for articular cartilage defects. Animal studies have shown promising results with allogenic chondrocyte transplantation since articular cartilage is non-immunogenic. In addition to being economical, allogenic transplantation has less morbidity compared to ACT. This study was undertaken to compare ACT with allogenic chondrocyte transplantation in the treatment of experimentally created articular cartilage defects in rabbit knee joints.