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Accelerated load-bearing results in improved function following chondrocyte implantation

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April 2013

Accelerated load-bearing results in improved function following chondrocyte implantation

Vol: 2| Issue: 3| Number:81| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Traditional vs accelerated approaches to post-operative rehabilitation following matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI): comparison of clinical, biomechanical and radiographic outcomes

Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Oct;16(10):1131-40. Epub 2008 Apr 22

Contributing Authors:
JR Ebert WB Robertson DG Lloyd MH Zheng DJ Wood T Ackland

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62 patients that had undergone matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) were randomized to either a traditional or accelerated load-bearing rehabilitation. The results at 3 months indicated that patients in the accelerated rehabilitation group had an improved ability to walk long distances, increased activity levels, required less time ambulating with crutches, had an accelerated ...

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