Treatment of large chondral lesions with an autologous minced cartilage technique and synovial flap lead to superior results compared to matrix associated autologous chondrocyte transplantation technique after 24 months. A controlled clinical trial

Objective: The treatment of large cartilage lesions is still a challenge for orthopedic knee surgeons. Matrix-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) has evolved to become the gold standard procedure for medium and large lesions, but the minced cartilage technique has shown promising results [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]