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AMIC® Chondro-Gide® in the Hip

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Chondro-Gide Jubilee Chondro-Gide

Chondral defects in the hip due to trauma, osteonecrosis, labral tears, and other causes can result in severe dysfunction and joint pain. Femoralacetabular impingement (FAI) is another common cause of localized cartilage defects and damage requiring hip arthroscopy¹.

Delay or Avoidance of Total Hip Replacement Now Possible

Damaged cartilage has limited capacity to heal itself. If left untreated, the damage can worsen over time. With minimally-invasive arthroscopic treatment approaches for chondral defects in the hip, preserving the hip-joint cartilage and delaying or possibly even avoiding total hip replacement surgery¹is now possible.

AMIC® Chondro-Gide® for Effective Cartilage Repair

AMIC® Chondro-Gide® is a minimally-invasive 1-step procedure that uses bone marrow stimulation combined with Chondro-Gide to repair cartilage defects of all sizes.

Developed by Geistlich Surgery in collaboration with leading surgeons in Europe, AMIC® Chondro-Gide® is an effective and cost-effective treatment^2,3for repairing damaged cartilage in the talus, alleviating or preventing pain, and slowing the progression of damage.

With its specially designed bilayer structure, Chondro-Gide® provides a protective environment that fosters the growth of new cartilage.^4,5

Bio-derived, bilayer Collagen I/III membrane⁴
Biocompatible and naturally resorbed⁴
Easy to handle: supple and tear-resistant⁴
Can be glued or sutured into place⁴
Compatible with a range of tissue regeneration techniques⁶
One-step procedure⁴
Ready for use off the shelf⁴

References

MARQUEZ-LARA, A. et al., 2016, Arthroscopic Management of Hip Chondral Defects: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2016. Vol. 32, no. 7, p. 1435-1443. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.01.058. Elsevier BV (Review).
SCHIAVONE PANNI, A., et al. Good clinical results with autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) technique in large knee chondral defects. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2018 Apr 26(4):1130-36 (Clinical study).
WALTHER, M., et al. Scaffold based reconstruction of focal full thickness talar cartilage defects. Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 2013, 1-5. (Clinical study).
Geistlich Pharma AG data on file (Pre-clinical Study)
GILLE, J., et al. Cell-Laden and Cell-Free Matrix-Induced-Chondrogenesis versus Microfracture for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: A Histological and Biomechanical Study in Sheep. Cartilage OnlineFirst, January 7, 2010, doi:10.1177/1947603509358721 (Pre-clinical study)
KRAMER, J., et al. In vivo matrix-guided human mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Mol Life Sci, Mar 2006, 3(5), 616-626. (Clinical study)
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and AMIC Enhanced by Autologous Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMAC) Allow for Stable Clinical and Functional Improvements at up to 9 Years Follow-Up: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019. Vol. 8, no. 3, p. 392. DOI 10.3390/jcm8030392. MDPI AG (Clinical Study)
Chondro-Gide® IFU 2019, Geistlich Pharma AG
FICKERT, S. et al., 2017, Biologic Reconstruction of Full Sized Cartilage Defects of the Hip: A Guideline from the DGOU Group “Clinical Tissue Regeneration” and the Hip Committee of the AGA. Zeitschrift für Orthop.die und Unfallchirurgie. 2017. Vol. 155, no. 06, p. 670-682. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-116218. Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Guideline).
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
KAISER, N., et al. Clinical results 10 years after AMIC in the knee. Swiss Med Wkly, 2015, 145 (Suppl 210), 43S. (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., 2018, Acetabular Chondral Lesions Associated With Femoroacetabular Impingement Treated by Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis or Microfracture: A Comparative Study at 8-Year Follow-Up. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2018. Vol. 34, no. 11, p. 3012-3023. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.05.035. Elsevier BV (Clinical study).
MANCINI, D., and FONTANA, A., 2014, Five-year results of arthroscopic techniques for the treatment of acetabular chondral lesions in femoroacetabular impingement. International Orthopaedics. 2014. Vol. 38, no. 10, p. 2057-2064. DOI 10.1007/s00264-014-2403-1. Springer Science and Business Media LLC (Clinical study).

AMIC® Chondro-Gide® buys precious time

Early detection and treatment with AMIC® Chondro-Gide® can help alleviate or prevent pain and slow the progression of damage.

References

MARQUEZ-LARA, A. et al., 2016, Arthroscopic Management of Hip Chondral Defects: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2016. Vol. 32, no. 7, p. 1435-1443. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.01.058. Elsevier BV (Review).
SCHIAVONE PANNI, A., et al. Good clinical results with autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) technique in large knee chondral defects. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2018 Apr 26(4):1130-36 (Clinical study).
WALTHER, M., et al. Scaffold based reconstruction of focal full thickness talar cartilage defects. Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 2013, 1-5. (Clinical study).
Geistlich Pharma AG data on file (Pre-clinical Study)
GILLE, J., et al. Cell-Laden and Cell-Free Matrix-Induced-Chondrogenesis versus Microfracture for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: A Histological and Biomechanical Study in Sheep. Cartilage OnlineFirst, January 7, 2010, doi:10.1177/1947603509358721 (Pre-clinical study)
KRAMER, J., et al. In vivo matrix-guided human mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Mol Life Sci, Mar 2006, 3(5), 616-626. (Clinical study)
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and AMIC Enhanced by Autologous Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMAC) Allow for Stable Clinical and Functional Improvements at up to 9 Years Follow-Up: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019. Vol. 8, no. 3, p. 392. DOI 10.3390/jcm8030392. MDPI AG (Clinical Study)
Chondro-Gide® IFU 2019, Geistlich Pharma AG
FICKERT, S. et al., 2017, Biologic Reconstruction of Full Sized Cartilage Defects of the Hip: A Guideline from the DGOU Group “Clinical Tissue Regeneration” and the Hip Committee of the AGA. Zeitschrift für Orthop.die und Unfallchirurgie. 2017. Vol. 155, no. 06, p. 670-682. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-116218. Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Guideline).
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
KAISER, N., et al. Clinical results 10 years after AMIC in the knee. Swiss Med Wkly, 2015, 145 (Suppl 210), 43S. (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., 2018, Acetabular Chondral Lesions Associated With Femoroacetabular Impingement Treated by Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis or Microfracture: A Comparative Study at 8-Year Follow-Up. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2018. Vol. 34, no. 11, p. 3012-3023. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.05.035. Elsevier BV (Clinical study).
MANCINI, D., and FONTANA, A., 2014, Five-year results of arthroscopic techniques for the treatment of acetabular chondral lesions in femoroacetabular impingement. International Orthopaedics. 2014. Vol. 38, no. 10, p. 2057-2064. DOI 10.1007/s00264-014-2403-1. Springer Science and Business Media LLC (Clinical study).

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AMIC® Hip Technique as Described by Dr Andrea Fontana

Prepare the Surgical Site

Perforate the Bone/Stimulate the Bone Marrow

Remove damaged and unstable cartilage using angled curettes or motorized shavers for a well-contained defect.

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AMIC® Hip technique by Dr Andrea Fontana

Clinical Evidence - AMIC® in the Hip

How Chondro-Gide Works®

Chondro-Gide® provides a protective cover and keeps in place cells released from the bone or introduced into a defect. It complements regenerative treatment approaches for chondral and osteochondral lesions. While enveloping the defect and the cells within it during the initial stages of the healing process, Chondro-Gide® resorbs over approximately 4 months⁹ and is replaced by native tissue.

Long-Term Advantages of AMIC® Chondro-Gide® vs. MFx Alone

The use of Chondro-Gide® in the hip is well established. Data up to 8 years post-op clearly demonstrates the long-term advantages of AMIC® Chondro-Gide® compared to MFx alone in acetabular defects^10,11,12. In a study comparing arthroscopic MFx alone with AMIC® Chondro-Gide®, De Girolamo et al.^11,13 investigated 109 patients. Patients with chondral defects in the hip that were associated with FAIs, were treated with AMIC Chondro-Gide® or MFx. There was no significant difference in age or the average defect size between the two patient groups.

References

MARQUEZ-LARA, A. et al., 2016, Arthroscopic Management of Hip Chondral Defects: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2016. Vol. 32, no. 7, p. 1435-1443. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.01.058. Elsevier BV (Review).
SCHIAVONE PANNI, A., et al. Good clinical results with autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) technique in large knee chondral defects. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2018 Apr 26(4):1130-36 (Clinical study).
WALTHER, M., et al. Scaffold based reconstruction of focal full thickness talar cartilage defects. Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 2013, 1-5. (Clinical study).
Geistlich Pharma AG data on file (Pre-clinical Study)
GILLE, J., et al. Cell-Laden and Cell-Free Matrix-Induced-Chondrogenesis versus Microfracture for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: A Histological and Biomechanical Study in Sheep. Cartilage OnlineFirst, January 7, 2010, doi:10.1177/1947603509358721 (Pre-clinical study)
KRAMER, J., et al. In vivo matrix-guided human mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Mol Life Sci, Mar 2006, 3(5), 616-626. (Clinical study)
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and AMIC Enhanced by Autologous Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMAC) Allow for Stable Clinical and Functional Improvements at up to 9 Years Follow-Up: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019. Vol. 8, no. 3, p. 392. DOI 10.3390/jcm8030392. MDPI AG (Clinical Study)
Chondro-Gide® IFU 2019, Geistlich Pharma AG
FICKERT, S. et al., 2017, Biologic Reconstruction of Full Sized Cartilage Defects of the Hip: A Guideline from the DGOU Group “Clinical Tissue Regeneration” and the Hip Committee of the AGA. Zeitschrift für Orthop.die und Unfallchirurgie. 2017. Vol. 155, no. 06, p. 670-682. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-116218. Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Guideline).
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
KAISER, N., et al. Clinical results 10 years after AMIC in the knee. Swiss Med Wkly, 2015, 145 (Suppl 210), 43S. (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., 2018, Acetabular Chondral Lesions Associated With Femoroacetabular Impingement Treated by Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis or Microfracture: A Comparative Study at 8-Year Follow-Up. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2018. Vol. 34, no. 11, p. 3012-3023. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.05.035. Elsevier BV (Clinical study).
MANCINI, D., and FONTANA, A., 2014, Five-year results of arthroscopic techniques for the treatment of acetabular chondral lesions in femoroacetabular impingement. International Orthopaedics. 2014. Vol. 38, no. 10, p. 2057-2064. DOI 10.1007/s00264-014-2403-1. Springer Science and Business Media LLC (Clinical study).

AMIC® vs MFx

AMIC® results remain stable up to 8 years, while MFx results worsen after 2 years.

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AMIC^®vs MACI®

A 5-year study by Mancini and Fontana compared the outcome of AMIC® Chondro-Gide® and matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) techniques for the treatment of medium sized acetabular chondral defects.¹³ AMIC offers additional benefits as a 1-step, minimally-invasive procedure that can reduce total treatment time and minimize morbidity.

For more details on Chondro-Gide®, surgical techniques, and clinical insights, download the brochure.

References

MARQUEZ-LARA, A. et al., 2016, Arthroscopic Management of Hip Chondral Defects: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2016. Vol. 32, no. 7, p. 1435-1443. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2016.01.058. Elsevier BV (Review).
SCHIAVONE PANNI, A., et al. Good clinical results with autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) technique in large knee chondral defects. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2018 Apr 26(4):1130-36 (Clinical study).
WALTHER, M., et al. Scaffold based reconstruction of focal full thickness talar cartilage defects. Clinical Research on Foot & Ankle, 2013, 1-5. (Clinical study).
Geistlich Pharma AG data on file (Pre-clinical Study)
GILLE, J., et al. Cell-Laden and Cell-Free Matrix-Induced-Chondrogenesis versus Microfracture for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: A Histological and Biomechanical Study in Sheep. Cartilage OnlineFirst, January 7, 2010, doi:10.1177/1947603509358721 (Pre-clinical study)
KRAMER, J., et al. In vivo matrix-guided human mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Mol Life Sci, Mar 2006, 3(5), 616-626. (Clinical study)
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and AMIC Enhanced by Autologous Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMAC) Allow for Stable Clinical and Functional Improvements at up to 9 Years Follow-Up: Results from a Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019. Vol. 8, no. 3, p. 392. DOI 10.3390/jcm8030392. MDPI AG (Clinical Study)
Chondro-Gide® IFU 2019, Geistlich Pharma AG
FICKERT, S. et al., 2017, Biologic Reconstruction of Full Sized Cartilage Defects of the Hip: A Guideline from the DGOU Group “Clinical Tissue Regeneration” and the Hip Committee of the AGA. Zeitschrift für Orthop.die und Unfallchirurgie. 2017. Vol. 155, no. 06, p. 670-682. DOI 10.1055/s-0043-116218. Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Guideline).
FONTANA, A. and DE GIROLAMO, L., 2015, Sustained 5-year benefit of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for femoral acetabular impingement-induced chondral lesions compared with microfracture treatment. The Bone & Joint Journal. 2015. Vol. 97-B, no. 5, p. 628-635. DOI 10.1302/0301-620x.97b5.35076. British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery (Clinical study).
KAISER, N., et al. Clinical results 10 years after AMIC in the knee. Swiss Med Wkly, 2015, 145 (Suppl 210), 43S. (Clinical study).
DE GIROLAMO, L., et al., 2018, Acetabular Chondral Lesions Associated With Femoroacetabular Impingement Treated by Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis or Microfracture: A Comparative Study at 8-Year Follow-Up. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery. 2018. Vol. 34, no. 11, p. 3012-3023. DOI 10.1016/j.arthro.2018.05.035. Elsevier BV (Clinical study).
MANCINI, D., and FONTANA, A., 2014, Five-year results of arthroscopic techniques for the treatment of acetabular chondral lesions in femoroacetabular impingement. International Orthopaedics. 2014. Vol. 38, no. 10, p. 2057-2064. DOI 10.1007/s00264-014-2403-1. Springer Science and Business Media LLC (Clinical study).