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Knee ACI: No clinical outcome differences between periosteal and collagen membrane cover
August 2013
Knee ACI: No clinical outcome differences between periosteal and collagen membrane cover
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A prospective, ranomised study comparing two techniques of autologous chondrocyte implantation for osteochondral defects in the knee: Periosteum covered versus type I/III collagen covered
Knee. 2006 Jun;13(3):203-10. Epub 2006 Apr 27Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
68 patients with symptomatic articular cartilage defects in the knee were randomized to receive autologous chondrocyte implantation with a periosteal cover (ACI-P) or a type I/III collagen membrane (ACI-C). After a follow up period of 24 months, there was no significant difference in clinical outcome between the two groups. However, a significant amount of the ACI-P patients required shaving of a ...
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