intercondylar notch造句

• One such technique is autologous chondrocyte implantation ( ACI ), which is useful for large, isolated intercondylar notch of the articular surface.
• A bone and cartilage paste derived from crushed plugs of the non-weight-bearing intercondylar notch can achieve pain relief, repair damaged tissue, and restore function.
• First, cartilage cells are extracted arthroscopically from the patient's healthy articular cartilage that is located in a non load-bearing area of either the intercondylar notch or the superior ridge of the femoral condyles.
• Paste grafting involves replacing damaged cartilage with autologous cartilage and cancellous bone from the intercondylar notch in the center of the knee that is first morselized into a paste ( typically with hydroxyapatite ) to better fill the defect and more successfully promote chondrocyte activity and cartilage formation.
• Differences between males and females identified as potential causes are the active muscular protection of the knee joint, the greater Q angle putting more medial torque on the knee joint, relative ligament laxity caused by differences in hormonal activity from estrogen and relaxin, intercondylar notch dimensions, and muscular strength.
• The patient s chondrocytes are removed arthroscopically from a non load-bearing area from either the intercondylar notch or the superior ridge of the medial or lateral femoral condyles . 10, 000 cells are harvested and grown in vitro for approximately six weeks until the population reaches 10-12 million cells.