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autologous cultured chondrocytes, aw-tol-a-gus kul-tured kon-droe-sites, used, as part, an overall program that includes knee surgery and special exercises, to help repair damaged knee cartilage, cartilage is a type, tissue that joins together and helps support parts, the body, autologous cultured chondrocytes are the patient's own cartilage cells, the cells are removed from the patient and sent to a laboratory, where they are processed to increase their number, the cells are then implanted, placed, damaged part, the knee, after implantation, the chondrocytes help form new, healthy cartilage, before using this medicine in deciding to use a product, procedure, weighed against the good it will do, for autologous cultured chondrocyte implantation, should be considered tell my doctor, allergic reaction to gentamicin, garamycin, an antibiotic, treat certain infections, allergic to beef, other products obtained from cows, pregnant, think you might be pregnant, not likely that the implanted chondrocytes would affect the fetus, should discuss with a physician whether you should be having this procedure, having to use crutches for several weeks afterward, pregnant, when breast-feeding , not likely that the transplanted chondrocytes would affect a nursing baby, whether you should be having the procedure at this time, when you are busy caring for an infant, should be discussed with a physician, children implantation, autologous cultured chondrocytes has been done only in adults, there is no information about the effects, this procedure in children, implantation, autologous cultured chondrocytes has not been studied specifically in older people, there is no information comparing use, this procedure, elderly with use in other age groups, other medical problems may affect whether you should receive implantation, autologous cultured chondrocytes, any other medical problems, cancer near the injured knee, not known whether removing and implanting the chondrocyte cells can affect the growth, spread, a nearby cancer, dosing the amount, autologous cultured chondrocytes needed to repair damaged knee cartilage will be different for different patients, it will depend on the size, the damaged area, most patients will receive between 0.64 million and 3.3 million cells for each square centimeter, damaged area, a square centimeter covers an area slightly longer than 3/8, an inch on each side, precautions, know the side effects, use crutches to help you walk for the first 6, 7 weeks after receiving the implant, walk as normally as possible with the crutches, place no more than 25%, weight on the leg that received the implant, let the crutches, other leg hold the rest, weight, after the first 3 weeks, when directed by a physician, may gradually increase the amount, weight placed on the knee, check with a physician right away if sharp pain occurs, knee that received the implant, locking, the knee occurs, after the implant surgery, a physician will direct, start a rehabilitation program that includes exercise, this program is a very important part, will be instructed to start out slowly, increase gradually the number, times, do each exercise, to get the most help from this program, follow the instructions as closely as possible, do not do different exercises, do not increase the number, times you do each exercise faster than directed, pain, swelling occurs when you increase the amount, exercise you are doing, go back to the last level, exercise until the pain and swelling are gone, then try again, use ice packs to help reduce the swelling, side effects, the implant along with its needed effects, the implant, the surgical procedure during which the cells are implanted, some unwanted effects, side effects may occur, may need medical attention, side effects occur soon after the implantation procedure, bruising, severe, an infection, heat, redness, swelling, /or oozing at the place, surgery, fever and pain, occurring together, other side effects may not occur until weeks, months, even years after the implantation, delayed side effects occur, crackling sound, pain when moving the knee, stiffness, catching, the knee, inability to bend the knee, swelling, the knee, other side effects, brand names, carticel category cartilage repair adjunct