Traumatic and/or degenerative cartilage defect of the Knee joint
Conditions
Interventions
We confirm the status of cartilage defect and obtain the tissue of cartilage and synovium under arthroscopic technique. Chondrocyte sheets are fabricated using temperature responsive culture dish and
Sponsors
Tokai University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Selection criteria of cartilage defect under arthroscopy is greater than or equal to Outerbridge classification Grade III, and less than 4.2 square centimeter.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Involving ethical, legal and other problems on patient and family. 2. Having severe complications. 3. Having infectious disease (including positive of HBV, HCV, HIV, HTLV, FTA-ABS.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency and content of adverse events. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical evaluation, X-ray, MRI, Arthroscopy, Photoacoustic evaluation, and Pathological evaluation. | — |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed