Asked by michelle

What are the benefits of MACI over its predecessors?
Cells and membrane cover are attached all as one piece
Use of fibrin glue rather than sutures
ability to treat cartilage areas previously unreachable to earlier generations
All of the above

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
All of the above.

MACI uses chondrocytes pre-seeded on a collagen scaffold (cells + membrane as one piece), is typically secured with fibrin glue rather than sutures/periosteal patches, and its thinner, preformed membrane allows implantation (often arthroscopically) in sites that were hard to reach with earlier ACI techniques.