Abstract:Purpose: To investigate the clinical, radiological, and histological results of type I collagen-based matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte transplantation (MACT) in the treatment of chondral lesions of the knee.Methods: The study prospectively enrolled 20 patients with symptomatic knee chondral defects (mean size defect was 2.41±0.43 cm2, range 2.0 to 3.4 cm2) in the lateral femoral condyle and femoral groove who underwent type I collagen-based MACT between July 2017 and July 2019. KOOS was assessed preopera… Show more
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