Current concepts in the treatment of cartilage lesions with special regard to the knee joint

Wojciech Widuchowski; Wiesław Tomaszewski; Jerzy Widuchowski; Andrzej Czamara

doi:10.5604/15093492.955721

Current concepts in the treatment of cartilage lesions with special regard to the knee joint

Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2011 Jul-Aug;13(4):327-41. doi: 10.5604/15093492.955721.

[Article in English, Polish]

Authors

Wojciech Widuchowski¹, Wiesław Tomaszewski, Jerzy Widuchowski, Andrzej Czamara

Affiliation

¹ Department of Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology, Regional Trauma Surgery Hospital, Piekary Śląskie, Poland. wi duchw@mp.pl

PMID: 21857064
DOI: 10.5604/15093492.955721

Abstract

The last twenty years have been marked by a rapid development of articular cartilage treatment and regeneration techniques. We present current concepts in the treatment of cartilage lesions and injuries, including gene therapy and tissue engineering.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cartilage Diseases / therapy*
Cartilage, Articular
Genetic Therapy*
Humans
Knee Joint*
Tissue Engineering*