CCI is an abbreviation of Characterised Chondrocyte Implantation.

 

Technique of CCI

CCI is a procedure to grow cartilage cells (chondrocytes), seed them onto a collagen membrane, and sew that membrane back onto the knee to cover a cartilage lesion.

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Dr Sheila Strover (Editor)
BSc (Hons), MB BCh, MBA

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