Cartilage Surgery and Future Perspectives /

The reconstruction of articular cartilage defects is still one of the major challenges for the orthopaedic surgeon. A variety of surgical techniques such as microfracturing, transplantation of osteochondral grafts and the autologeous chondrocyte transplantation have been developed over the last deca...

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Main Author: Hendrich, Christian
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Nöth, Ulrich, Eulert, Jochen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
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Summary:The reconstruction of articular cartilage defects is still one of the major challenges for the orthopaedic surgeon. A variety of surgical techniques such as microfracturing, transplantation of osteochondral grafts and the autologeous chondrocyte transplantation have been developed over the last decades. Recent progress in material science and cell and tissue engineering has let to a worldwide increasing number of scientists working on cell-based articular cartilage repair strategies. In a workshop symposium held in Würzburg, Germany, in November 2002 leading scientists from biomedical engineering, basic science and specialized surgeons discussed the state of the art in "Cartilage Surgery and Future Perspectives."
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 204 pages 109 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642190087 (electronic bk.)
3642190081 (electronic bk.)