New ankle cartilage implant enters final testing phase
Disease control
Recruiting now
This study is testing if a new treatment called MACI works better than standard surgery for repairing damaged cartilage in the ankle. MACI uses a patient's own cartilage cells, grown in a lab and placed on a membrane, to patch the damaged area. About 309 people, aged 17 to 65 wit…
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: Vericel Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:14 UTC