Rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation for isolated cartilage defects of the knee.

نویسندگان

  • Anja Hirschmüller
  • Heiner Baur
  • Sepp Braun
  • Peter C Kreuz
  • Norbert P Südkamp
  • Philipp Niemeyer
چکیده

Autologous chondrocyte implantation for treatment of isolated cartilage defects of the knee has become well established. Although various publications report technical modifications, clinical results, and cell-related issues, little is known about appropriate and optimal rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation. This article reviews the literature on rehabilitation after autologous chondrocyte implantation and presents a rehabilitation protocol that has been developed considering the best available evidence and has been successfully used for several years in a large number of patients who underwent autologous chondrocyte implantation for cartilage defects of the knee.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The American journal of sports medicine

دوره 39 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011