A second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation approach to the treatment of focal articular cartilage defects.docVIP

Available online /content/9/5/109 Commentary A second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation approach to the treatment of focal articular cartilage defects Rocky S Tuan Cartilage Biology and Orthopaedics Branch, National Institute of Arthritis, and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA Corresponding author: Rocky S Tuan, tuanr@ Published: 31 October 2007 Arthritis Research Therapy 2007, 9:109 (doi:10.1186/ar2310) This article is online at /content/9/5/109 ? 2007 BioMed Central Ltd. Ab