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Title of Journal: Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
Abbravation: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
DOI
10.1016/0920-4105(93)90038-g
ISSN
1433-7347
Significant improvements in clinical outcome scores IKDC Lysholm Tegner and VAS pain score were noted The largest improvements were seen in the osteochondral subgroup mean age 259 years whereas patients treated for chondral defects in the patellofemoral joint and on the femoral condyles improved less Patients in all groups were generally satisfied with their results MRI evaluation showed that tissue filling was present but generally not complete or homogenousAMIC is a safe procedure and leads to clinical improvement of symptomatic fullthickness chondral and osteochondral defects and to regenerative defect filling The value of AMIC relative to other cartilage repair procedures and to the natural course remains undefined