[Autologous chondrocyte implantation in the treatment of cartilage lesions of ankle joint].

Purpose Of The Study: The authors present the results of surgical treatment of talar dome cartilage defects. They used the transplantation of autologous cultured chondrocytes in the form of a solid chondral graft.

Material And Methods: Patients with chondral lesions categorized as grades II to IV by the Anderson classification or as grades II to IV by the Berndt and Harty classification were indicated for this treatment.

[Therapy of severe chondral defects of the patella by autologous chondrocyte implantation].

Purpose Of The Study: The aim of this study was to present the results of treatment of deep chondral defects of the patella by transplantation of a solid chondral graft formed by autologous cultured chondrocytes.

Material And Methods: Indications for autologous chondrocyte implantation most frequently included acute trauma to the knee, particularly the patella, which resulted in a severe focal cartilage defect. The lesions were assessed on the basis of the Bessette and Hunter classification preoperatively, and on the Outerbridge classification during arthroscopy.