Mosaicplasty for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects: Application in Clinical Practice
1998; Slack Incorporated (United States); Volume: 21; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3928/0147-7447-19980701-04
ISSN1938-2367
AutoresLászló Hangody, Gary Kish, Zoltán Kárpati, I Udvarhelyi, István Szigeti, M. Bély,
Tópico(s)Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
ResumoThis article describes a one-step operative technique for the treatment of circumscript cartilage defects of weight-bearing surfaces of the knee. Since 1992, a total of 227 patients were treated using this technique for full-thickness lesions resulting from chondropathy, traumatic chondral defects, and osteochondritis dissecans; the procedure was evaluated in 57 patients who had > 3 years of follow-up. Magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography arthrographies, ultrasound, and arthroscopy were used to evaluate the technique. Using the modified Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee scoring system, 91% of the patients achieved a good or excellent result. The operative technique, clinical results, and complications are detailed.
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