MACI is not recommended if you are pregnant. MACI has not been studied in patients younger than 18 or over 55 years of age. Common side effects include joint pain, tendonitis, back pain, joint swelling, and joint effusion. More serious side effects include joint pain, cartilage or meniscus injury, treatment failure, and osteoarthritis.
MACI ® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) is made up of your own (autologous) cells that are expanded and placed onto a film that is implanted into the area of the cartilage damage and absorbed back into your own tissue. MACI is used for the repair of symptomatic cartilage damage of the adult knee.
MACI is indicated for the repair of single or multiple symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the adult knee, with or without bone involvement. MACI can be delivered via mini-arthrotomy and is now approved for arthroscopic delivery in ≤4 cm 2 accessible defects of the knee.
See How MACI Arthro™ Works How MACI Works If your doctor has identified you as a candidate for MACI, your doctor may have performed an arthroscopic procedure to help examine and diagnose your knee cartilage damage. The sample of your cartilage cells is used to grow new cells for your MACI implant.
The MACI rehabilitation program is intended to foster early mobilization and load protection, promote graft maturation, and reduce the risk of graft delamination, post-operative thromboembolic events, and joint stiffness. It outlines a path to a progressive return to full range of motion (ROM) and weight bearing (WB), as well as muscle strengthening and conditioning. The MACI rehabilitation ...
Indication MACI ® is made up of your own (autologous) cells that are expanded and placed onto a film that is implanted into the area of the cartilage damage and absorbed back into your own tissue. MACI is used for the repair of symptomatic cartilage damage of the adult knee. The amount of MACI applied depends on the size of the cartilage damage.
Indication: MACI® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) is an autologous cellularized scaffold product that is indicated for the repair of single or multiple symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the adult knee, with or without bone involvement.
Learn more about delivery of MACI arthroscopically or via mini-arthrotomy, MACI instrumentation, and rehabilitation after MACI.