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Rehabilitation After Knee Cartilage Transplantation with Autologous Chondrocytes or Stem Cells

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Numerous surgical options exist in the treatment of cartilage defects; autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) implantation have been proven to be valuable treatment options for cartilage repair. A standardized postoperative rehabilitation protocol should be adopted, based on current knowledge of the biology of graft healing and on functional criteria and goal progression, in order to facilitate the newly formed tissue incorporation and to influence the successful outcome of the procedure and return to the previous level of activities.

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  1. Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Surgery International (O.A.S.I.) Bioresearch Foundation, Gobbi NPO, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Georgios Karnatzikos & Alberto Gobbi

  2. High School of Special Education of Thessaloniki, Sports and Physical Education, Foinikas, 55535, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Karnatzikos, G., Vlachoudis, S., Gobbi, A. (2014). Rehabilitation After Knee Cartilage Transplantation with Autologous Chondrocytes or Stem Cells. In: Doral, M., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_265-1

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