What does ACI stand for?

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

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Samples in periodicals archive:

In matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation, or MACI, cells are grown on a special backing material, or "matrix," and then transplanted to the talus.

Emerging techniques show promise to repair injured ankle

Section III is "Operative treatment-knee" including chapters about arthroscopic debridment, microfracture, osteochondral autograft transplantation, mosaicplasty, osteochondral autograft transfer, osteochondral allografts, autologous chondrocyte implantation, existing cell-based technologies, minimally invasive second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation, future development in cartilage repair, meniscus transplantation, management of OCD, patellafemoral chondral disease, proximal tibial and distal femoral osteotomies, unicompartmental arthritis current techniques, unicompartmental knee replacement.

Biologic Joint Reconstruction: Alternatives to Arthroplasty

Then I read online about Swedish trials of a new operation called Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI), where cells are taken from the knee, cultured in a lab, then put back in to fill the gap left by damaged cartilage.

My injury was so bad I couldn't walk so doctors grew me a new knee

More information on autologous chondrocyte implantation for knee injuries is available at www.

Letters to the Editor

This includes hyaluronic acid viscosupplements, bone graft substitutes, BMP growth factors, autologous chondrocyte implantation and platelet/bone marrow concentration systems.

Research and Markets: European Markets for Orthopedic Biomaterials ...

Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) utilizes cultured chondrocytes to fill the defect in the articular surface.

Articular cartilage injuries in the athlete's knee: current concepts ...

announced today the launch of the company's autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) services in Scandinavia through Verigen Transplantation Services, ApS and the appointment of Dr.

Verigen's Cartilage Transplantation Service launches in Scandinavia