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About us

Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Surgery

We are researchers from the University of Basel and physicians from the University Hospital Basel. Together we are investigating innovative treatments that maintain the mobility of our patients and improve their quality of life.

Various hospitals in Switzerland, Germany and Croatia are supporting us.

Further information

TV-report from  "PULS" programme, broadcast on SRF 1 on 8 January 2024, in German​

"Lab-grown cartilage against knee arthritis – research gives hope"

Also available on srf.ch in German

Study registries

Read more about the PFOA II study in the clinical study registries ClinicalTrials.gov and Swiss National Clinical Trials Portal (SNCTP) on humanforschung-schweiz.ch (HumRes).

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Who is behind the project?

Get to know our Tissue Engineering & Cartilage Engineering research groups.

The ENCANTO study

ENCANTO (ENgineered CArtilage from Nose for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis) is an international clinical study on kneecap arthritis comparing the N-TEC procedure with surgical treatment and the use of a prosthesis.

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Cultured cartilage implant

N-TEC

N-TEC stands for "Nasal chondrocyte Tissue Engineered Cartilage" and refers to an implant that is grown in the laboratory from the body’s own nasal cartilage cells.

 

More information:

I would like to participate in the PFOA II study, how do I proceed?

The study teams on site will be happy to answer your questions about the PFOA II study.

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