Long-Term Follow-up of autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Cartilage Defects of the knee

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003353

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-02-14

Start date

2011-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M23.99

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who underwent ACI for treatment of large cartilage defects of the knee joint are evaluated 10 years following ACI by the means of standardized clinical scoring systems (KOOS, IKDC).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with isolated cartilage defects who underwent ACI

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knee Function evaluated by IKDC score at 10 years following ACI	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
MOCART MRI score at 10 years following ACI for evaluation of the regenerative tissue KOOS score for knee function at 10 years following ACI Tegner Sports Activity at 10 years following ACI	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPhilipp Niemeyer

Klinikum der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Department Orthopädie und Traumatologie

philipp.niemeyer@uniklinik-freiburg.de+ 49 761 270 24010

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026