Study of knee cartilage repair results
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study looks at how well certain types of knee cartilage repair work, using clinical check-ins and imaging (scans). You may be able to help researchers understand which method restores knee surface cartilage best.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be over 18 years old
- Have had knee cartilage reconstruction using your own tissue transplant (autologous transplant)
- or have had knee cartilage reconstruction using a collagen-based “knee matrix” product
- The repair must be for cartilage in the knee joint
- The surgery/repair method must be one of the study’s allowed techniques
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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