Purpose Trochleoplasty and reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL)
are among the most commonly performed surgical treatments in patients with patellofemoral …

Despite different operative and non-operative treatment regimens, the outcome after femoral
head fractures has changed little over the past decades. The initial trauma itself as well as …

Background There have been limited data in the literature reporting the results of
osteochondral autografting for osteochondral lesions of the talus that have failed …

Background In recent years, the scientific discussion has focused on new strategies to
enable a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) to heal into mechanically stable scar tissue …

Introduction Angiogenesis is known to be a critical and closely regulated step during bone
formation and fracture healing driven by a complex interaction of various cytokines. Delays …

During fracture healing and the resulting formation of new bone, an extensive amount of
extracellular matrix is synthesized which subsequently undergoes enzymatic remodeling …

Background In recent years, the scientific discussion has focused on new strategies to
enable a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) to heal into mechanically stable scar tissue …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be obtained from human bone marrow aspirates and,
thanks to their differentiation potential and excellent in vitro culture properties, represent an …

Purpose Failure of dynamic intraligamentary stabilization (DIS) that requires revision surgery
of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has not been studied. The aim of this study was to …

Background Medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy is a well-established procedure for
the treatment of unicompartmental osteoarthritis and symptomatic varus malalignment. We …