Cartilage Restoration Using Dehydrated Allogeneic Cartilage, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Autologous Cartilage Mixture Sealed With Activated Autologous Serum

Tracy M Tauro; Abbott Gifford; Eric D Haunschild; Ron Gilat; Michael C Fu; Brian J Cole

doi:10.1016/j.eats.2020.02.021

Cartilage Restoration Using Dehydrated Allogeneic Cartilage, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Autologous Cartilage Mixture Sealed With Activated Autologous Serum

Arthrosc Tech. 2020 Jun 15;9(6):e847-e857. doi: 10.1016/j.eats.2020.02.021. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Tracy M Tauro¹, Abbott Gifford¹, Eric D Haunschild¹, Ron Gilat¹, Michael C Fu¹, Brian J Cole¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Section of Cartilage Restoration, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Abstract

Articular cartilage injury is a common source of knee pain and dysfunction. Patients in whom conservative treatment fails may benefit from surgical intervention to restore function and alleviate pain. Autologous cartilage procedures are a viable treatment modality for cartilage repair, providing comparable outcomes to osteochondral allografts while leaving the subchondral bone intact. This article discusses the senior author's method of cartilage restoration using BioCartilage (Arthrex, Naples, FL), platelet-rich plasma, and autologous cartilage collected using a designated collection device sealed with activated autologous serum.