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In this issue of
Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editor Dr. Cassandra A. Lee brings her considerable expertise to the topic of
Cartilage. The treatment of cartilage injuries remains one of the most difficult challenges in medicine. In this issue, top experts uncover some of these challenges with timely discussions of allograft options, matrices regeneration, injectable and surgical treatment options, imaging, and more.
- Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including orthobiologics: injectable treatment for knee osteoarthritis; cartilage imaging; osteotomy: isolated versus concomitant for joint preservation; principles in joint preservation; and more
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cartilage, offering actionable insights for clinical practice
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews
List of contents
Orthobiologics: Injectable Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis
The Role of Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles in Joint Preservation and Articular Cartilage Regeneration: Where Are We Now?
Role of Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Derivatives for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis and Chondral Defects: A Systematic Review
Bracing in Osteoarthritis
Cartilage Imaging: MRI of Chondral Degeneration and Injury
Clinical Considerations and Joint Preservation Principles in the Management of Patients with Symptomatic Chondral Lesions
Microfracture and Microfracture Plus of the Knee Joint
Cartilage Repair with Autologous Chondrocytes (ACI Generations 1-4)
Autograft Cartilage Repair/Restorative Techniques in a Single Step
Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
Cartilage Emerging Allograft Technologies
Matrices Used for Cartilage Regeneration
High Tibial Osteotomy for Joint Preservation
Meniscus Allograft Transplantation
Evolving Trends in Return to Sport After Surgical Treatment of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Up To 2024
Cartilage Lesions of the Hip