A clinical study focusing Evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic cartilage injuries of the knee

Treatment of articular cartilage injuries have been a challenge for orthopedic surgeons for decades. The following study protocol add knowledge about ongoing research in the field and outline the ongoing long-term follow-up on the transplantation of bone marrow derived stem cells in a clinical trial with 10 years follow-up. The study protocol describes a method to save chondral fractures, which in the past frequently treated with removal of the detached fragments.