ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECT
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New cartilage patch could help teens with knee damage avoid Long-Term pain
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a lab-grown cartilage implant (MACI) works better than a standard surgery (microfracture) for teens aged 10-17 with knee cartilage damage. About 45 participants will receive either treatment and be followed for improvements in pain and sports function. Th…
Matched conditions: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECT
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Vericel Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New cartilage implant aims to outperform microfracture for ankle injuries
Disease control Recruiting nowThis Phase 3 trial tests whether a lab-grown cartilage implant (MACI) can better repair painful ankle cartilage defects than the standard microfracture procedure. About 309 adults aged 17-65 with ankle cartilage damage will be randomly assigned to receive either MACI or microfrac…
Matched conditions: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECT
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Vericel Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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Knee cartilage repair: your own cells could be the key
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a procedure called autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) for people with knee cartilage defects. Doctors take a sample of the patient's own cartilage cells, grow them in a lab, and then implant them into the damaged area. The goal is to see if this appro…
Matched conditions: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECT
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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Could a collagen patch help heal hip cartilage better than standard surgery?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis pilot study compares two surgical techniques for repairing damaged hip cartilage in 40 people aged 18 to 55. One group receives standard microfracture surgery, while the other gets an enhanced procedure called AMIC, which uses a collagen patch to protect the repair site. Res…
Matched conditions: ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECT
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: McMaster University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC