Acta Med. 2025, 68: 8-13

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2025.12

Treatment of Chondral Defect of the Knee Joint – Current Methods, Possibilities of Using Cultured Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Libor ProkešID, Tomáš KučeraID

Department of Orthopedy, University Hospital and Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received February 9, 2025
Accepted March 26, 2025

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