Comparison of Small-diameter-hole and Traditional Microfracture in Cartilage Repair and the Effect of Adding a Hyaluronic Acid-based Acellular Matrix Scaffold: An Animal Study

UÇAN, VAHDET; YILDIZ, FATİH; ELMADAĞ, Nuh; UZER, GÖKÇER; GÜZEL, YUNUS; TOK, OLGU; Mukaddes, E.

doi:10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.3751

Comparison of Small-diameter-hole and Traditional Microfracture in Cartilage Repair and the Effect of Adding a Hyaluronic Acid-based Acellular Matrix Scaffold: An Animal Study

UÇAN V. , YILDIZ F. , ELMADAĞ N. M. , UZER G. , GÜZEL Y., TOK O. E. , ...More

BEZMIALEM SCIENCE, vol.9, no.1, pp.84-90, 2021 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 9 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.3751
Title of Journal : BEZMIALEM SCIENCE
Page Numbers: pp.84-90

Abstract

Objective: Since, there is no standardized technique for the treatment of focal cartilage defects that can recreate original cartilage tissue; researchers continue to explore and evaluate various treatment modalities. This study compared post-operatke healing of cartilage defects after treatment with small-diameter-hole microfracture (SDHM) technique with that of traditional microfracture technique. The effects of the hole density and augmentation with hyaluronic acid-based acellular matrix (HA-based AM) on cartilage healing were also investigated.