Treatment of patellar osteochondral lesions with autologous grafts: functional and imaging results
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccot.2019.12.003Keywords:
joint cartilage, patella, mosaicplasty, autologous osteochondral graftAbstract
Background: Autologous osteochondral grafting is a reproducible technique with few complications for the management of grade III and IV Outerbridge patellar injuries. This study aims to evaluate the functional and imaging results in patients managed with this technique.
Methods: A Case Series study was performed. The study included patients with grade III and IV Outerbridge (OB) traumatic patellar injuries of less than 25 mm in diameter, with no other aggregate lesions, and operated on using autologous osteochondral grafts between March 2013 and December 2016. A pre-surgical assessment was made using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Kujala functional scale, and was compared with controls at 3 and 6 months. The MOCART score was used by nuclear magnetic resonance at 6 months post-operatively to evaluate the percentage of osteointegration of the graft.
Results: The study included 13 patients, 8 men (62%) with a mean age of 30 years. The most frequent lesion was type IV OB, with 86.6%. The mean pre-surgical VAS was 7.8 (± 0.83), with controls at 3 and 6 months of 3.3 (± 1.67) and 2.9 (± 2.1), respectively, both with a value of P<.05. The Kujala functional scale had a pre-surgical mean of 33.3 (± 10.1), with controls at 3 and 6 months of 56.1 (± 21.1) and 74 (± 17.6), respectively, both with a value of P<.05. The mean (magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue) MOCART score at 6 months was 70.5 (± 12.1), and 7 patients (53.8%) had a value greater than 80.
Discussion: Autologous osteochondral graft in the patella is a technique that obtained good results in patients with grade III and IV OB lesions. There is a significant improvement 3 and 6 months after surgery in the Kujala functional scale and a reduction of the VAS. The graft integration rate measured by MOCART at 6 months was 53%.
Evidence Level: IV
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