Indications of the procedure:
(Peterson, Steinwachs, 2001)
Physiologically young patients, absence of osteoarthritis, metabolic disease, osteomyelitis or cancer, absence of articular disalignement, treatment of symptomatic unipolar grade III or IV lesions, according to the classification of Outerbridge, size larger than 2 cm2

The indication of the method according to the surgical protocol available and the laboratorial processing of the sample must be authorized by the Scientific Consulting Committee and the Institutional Review Board.

This revolutionary technology is an alternative for young patients who have suffered from any damage of cartilage of the knee-joint, mostly, those caused by sports, traffic, household, or work related accidents