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Case Reports
. 2009 Aug 18:2:7886.
doi: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7886.

Effective implantation of autologous chondrocytes in a patient suffering from a painful and invalidating rizoarthrosis: a case report

Francesco Carelli  1 , Stefano Sgherzi, Alessandro Sillani, Cecilia Magris
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Effective implantation of autologous chondrocytes in a patient suffering from a painful and invalidating rizoarthrosis: a case report

Francesco Carelli et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

A 45-year-old patient, caucasian, affected by severe, painful and invalidating rizoarthrosis has been treated by implanting autologous chondrocytes, normally used for degenerative joint diseases of the knee and ankle.

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