Frozen cartilage transplant for knee cartilage defects
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial tests a frozen cartilage transplant (called an osteochondral allograft) for people with painful knee cartilage defects. It aims to see if this procedure can help relieve pain and improve knee function.
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Who can take part
- You are between 12 and 60 years old.
- You have moderate to severe knee pain that hasn't gotten better with treatments like medicine, bracing, or physical therapy.
- You have a cartilage defect in your knee (between the size of a dime and a large coin) that needs a transplant.
- Your knee is stable or can be stabilized during the same surgery.
- You are not pregnant, do not have active infections, cancer, or certain other health conditions listed in the full criteria.
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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