Microfracture and osteochondral transplantation in the treatment of articular cartilage defects
Yang Jian
Pang Xian-lun
He Jiang-meng
Abstract：BACKGROUND:Both microfracture and osteochondral transplantation are effective tools in the clinical treatment of articular cartilage defects. <br> OBJECTIVE: To observe the implementation results of microfracture and osteochondral transplantation in the treatment of articular cartilage defects. <br> METHODS:The clinical data of 50 cases (50 knees) of articular cartilage defects were retrospectively analyzed. There were two groups according to surgical repair methods: autogenous osteochondral transplantation+ microfracture in observation group (n=25), and microfracture in control group (n=25). Patients in the two groups were folowed up for over 24 hours to compare the Hospital for Special Surgery scores, clinical efficacy, adverse effects and complications. <br> RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The number of patients whose Hospital for Special Surgery score was > 85 points and 60 to 85 points in the observation group was significantly larger than that in the control group (P< 0.05), and the total treatment effective rate of patients in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (92%vs. 60%,P < 0.05). No complications occurred in both two groups. These findings indicate that osteochondral transplantation has better implementation results in the treatment of articular cartilage defects than microfracture.
Keywords：Subject headings:FracturesBoneCartilageBone Transplantation
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 2315-2319 )