Transplantation of tissue-engineered cartilage for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans in the elbow: outcomes over a four-year follow-up in two patients

J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2010 Dec;19(8):e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.05.016. Epub 2010 Sep 20.

Authors

Norimasa Iwasaki¹, Shintarou Yamane, Kinya Nishida, Tatsuya Masuko, Tadanao Funakoshi, Tamotsu Kamishima, Akio Minami

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan. niwasaki@med.hokudai.ac.jp

PMID: 20850993
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2010.05.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Ankle Joint / surgery
Chondrocytes / transplantation
Elbow*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyaline Cartilage / transplantation*
Knee Joint / surgery
Male
Osteochondritis Dissecans / surgery*
Secondary Prevention
Tissue Engineering / methods*
Transplantation, Autologous
Treatment Outcome