The book presents research in treating focal joint cartilage defects.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Normal articular cartilage
2. Physiopathology of cartilage lesions
3. Diagnosis of cartilage lesions
4. Treatment of cartilage lesions
5. Study 1. In vitro behavior of mesenchymal stem cells on different biomaterials
6. Study 2. Lipoaspirate fluid-derived stem cells use for the treatment of cartilage defects. Pilot study on rabbit model
7. Study 3. Comparative assessment of the healing of focal lesions of articular cartilage on an animal model, by using stem cells from the iliac crest versus stem cells from adipose tissue
8. Study 4. Static analysis with finite elements on the sheep knee treated by osteochondral reconstruction
9. Study 5. Retrospective observational study on articular cartilage therapies performed in clinical practice
10. General Conclusions
Acknowledgments
