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. 2023 Mar 7;12(3):179–188. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.123.BJR-2022-0383.R1

Table III.

Overview of four clinical trials for the treatment of ankle and hand disorder using decellularized tissue.

Trial no. Condition Clinical trial name Length Status Product name Source tissue Country Hospital/Company Clinical reports Decellularization method/sterilization method
AH1 Ankle: osteochondral lesions of the talus OD-PHOENIX in talus osteochondral lesion 2017 to 2021 Terminated (low accrual rate) OD-PHOENIX Human osteochondral plug Belgium, Israel AZ Monica, Poriya Medical Centre/TBF Genie Tissulaire N/A N/A; gamma irradiation (25 to 32 kGy), freezing23
AH2 Ankle: lateral collateral ligament instability of the ankle The comparison of clinical and radiological outcomes between modified Broström operation and lateral ankle ligament reconstruction using acellular dermal matrix augmentation in chronic lateral ankle instability: A 5 year randomized controlled trial 2020 to 2025 Recruiting SureDerm Human dermis South Korea Wonkwang University Hospital/Hans Biomed Corporation N/A Enzymes, EDTA/freeze-dried31
AH3 Hand: CM arthritis of the thumb Use of FlexHD as Post Trapeziectomy Spacer 2013 to 2017 Completed FlexHD Human dermis USA Cedars-Sinai Department of Hand Surgery/Ethicon Yao32 Non-ionic surfactant (Triton X-100)/alcohol, peracetic acid33
AH4 Hand: STT arthritis Use of a treated, devitalized and sterile meniscus segment (MENISC-T) in the treatment of STT osteoarthritis 2021 to 2023 Recruiting MENISC-T Human meniscus France Institut Chirurgical de la Main et du Membre Supérieur/TBF Genie Tissulaire N/A N/A

CM, carpometacarpal; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; N/A, not available; STT, scaphotrapeziotrapezoid.