Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios (Jun 2014)

ARTHROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF EQUINE FULL-THICKNESS CHONDRAL DEFECTS WITH CONSTRUCTS OF COLLAGEN ENCAPSULATED CELLS

  • G Lombardero,
  • C Velasquillo,
  • E Aburto,
  • H Villegas,
  • E Morales,
  • M Masri,
  • V Martínez,
  • R Gómez,
  • T Chávez,
  • C Ibarra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a27n2.134
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 2

Abstract

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A full-thickness chondral defect in the stifle joint of eight mares was treated by perforation of the subchondral bone. In addition, the experimental group received an arthroscopic implant of a tissue-engineered construct. The objective was the arthroscopic evaluation of the quality of the repair tissue, six months after the treatments. The experimental group presented a statistically significant (p = 0.001) improvement in the repair tissue.

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