Developing Insights in Cartilage Repair

Part I. Introduction

1. General Introduction
Pieter J. Emans, Lars Peterson

Part II. Fundamental Research, Biomaterials and Bioreactor Involved in Cartilage Repair

2. Gene Therapy in Articular Cartilage Repair
Alan Ivkovic, Andreja Vukasovic, Ryan M. Porter, Damir Hudetz, Marko Pecina, Christopher H. Evans

3. Targeting Inflammatory Processes for Optimization of Cartilage Homeostasis and Repair Techniques
Marjolein M. J. Caron, Tim J. M. Welting, Lodewijk W. Rhijn, Pieter J. Emans

4. Osteoarthritis: Molecular Mechanisms and Treatments
Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda

5. Bioreactor Tissue Engineering for Cartilage Repair
Gian M. Salzmann, Martin J. Stoddart

6. Biomaterials for Osteochondral Reconstruction
Elizaveta Kon, Francesco Perdisa, Giuseppe Filardo, Luca Andriolo, Francesco Tentoni, Maurilio Marcacci

Part III. Imaging of Cartilage

7. Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage Repair
Goetz H. Welsch, Friedrich F. Hennig, Siegfried Trattnig

Part IV. Cartilage Repair Techniques

8. Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation: The Rationale and Basic Science
Patrick C. McCulloch, Simon Görtz

9. Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation: Surgical Technique and Results
Simon Görtz, Patrick C. McCulloch

10. The Genesis of Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation/Implantation: From a Hypothesis via an Animal Model to a Clinical Reality
Lars Peterson

11. Characterized Chondrocyte Implantation Challenges Current Paradigms for the Treatment of Symptomatic Joint Surface Lesions
J. Vanlauwe, M. Jelic, M. J. Limbourg, F. P. Luyten

Part V. Other Aspects of Cartilage Repair

12. Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation After Previous Treatment with Marrow Stimulation Techniques
Marco K. Demange, Tom Minas, Andreas H. Gomoll

13. Arthroscopic Approaches for Cartilage Repair in the Knee Joint
Enrique Villalobos, Anell Olivos-Meza, Aldo Izaguirre, Clemente Ibarra

14. Articular Cartilage Repair of the Knee in Athletes
Robert H. Brophy

15. Meniscus Substitution: Scaffolds, Allografts and Prosthetic Implants
Peter C. M. Verdonk, Aad A. M. Dhollander, Thomas Tampere, René Verdonk

Part VI. Clinical Studies/Overview Ankle

16. Cartilage Repair, Replacement, and Regenerative Strategies for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Samuel B. Adams, Selene G. Parekh, Diego H. Zanolli Solminihac, Evgeny E. Krynetskiy, Lew C. Schon, Mark E. Easley

17. How to Treat Cartilage Injuries in the Ankle Joint by BMDC’s Transplantation
Francesca Vannini, Roberto Emanuele Buda, Marco Cavallo, Maria Chiara Bulzamini, Sandro Giannini

Part VII. Emerging Techniques

18. Pure Cartilage-Based Repair Modalities of Focal Cartilage Lesions
Tamas Bardos

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Surgical Orthopedics, Conservative Orthopedics