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Genzyme Autologous Chondrocyte Implantaion ( Genzyme Procedure) for Chondral Defect of the Knee. Jeffrey Halbrecht MD San Francisco

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Uploaded by on Jan 11, 2009

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation, also known as the Genzyme Procedure is a technique for regrowing cartilage in the knee. In this Video, Dr Jeffrey Halbrecht, a knee surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist from San Francisco performs a cartilage resurfacing for a large cartilage defect of the knee in a young athlete.

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  • @Mclovin2602 how are your knees now? can you still play sport??? do you know of anyone who has had it in the ankle with success??

  • that's a big muhfuggin defect!!!! 1 yr follow up looks good tho.

  • @Gibsomar Ahh no I only had it done on my right knee. It took roughly a year until I was able to play sport, but it might have been earlier if I didn't have troubles with my other knee as well. The doctors are unsure of the cause, it wasn't clear that there was an actual cause. I think it was just the way I was born. Plus countless years of football probably didn't help.

  • Did you have it done on both knees at the same time? How long did it take before you were back to normal? Finally, what caused you to have knee problems? Thanks.

  • oh thats strange before mine I wasn't limited at all, and I only felt pain when playing Australian rules football

  • well 8 months after my irst i was feeling fine then my left knee blew up so needed to be done, i hpe to be playing football(soccer) cricket boxing ect and i couldnt do them before

  • no idea i'm still recovering.

    How about you were u limited?

    I was told to stay away from contact sports and high impact sports such as skiing and trampolining

  • i had both kneed done at 16 and when i was 17, 18 month gap, were u able to return to full sporting actvitites or were u slightly limited

  • I was 13 when I had this done, on both knees.

    It has been so successful.

    Im now 15

  • whats the success rate on this surgery?> i heard it takes 12-18 months for full recovery. if there is a full recovery.

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