Micropartículas de PLLA y CHT como andamiaje para la regeneración del cartílago articular : modelo animal.

The avascular nature of cartilaginous tissue has historically lead to bad prognosis in osteochondral injuries. One of the possible treatment options of these injuries is the use of scaffolds, being superior to other options that obtain a fibrous cartilage as a result. We have elaborated PLLA and CHT microspheres as a scaffold for the treatment of osteochondral injuries carried out in albine New Zealand rabbits. They were distributed into groups with different proportions of microspheres, having also a control group with untreated injuries. Native cartilage of the contralateral knees was also analysed. Samples were evaluated in order to establish the quality of the cartilage obtained (using de macroscopic ICRS, microscopic ICRS II scales and a histomorphometric study).The groups with microspheres obtained a regeneration cartilage with hyaline characteristics, a good cell distribution and regular surface. The control group resulted in a cartilage with worse organization and an irregular surface