Atelocollagen-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation for the repair of large cartilage defects of the knee : Results at three to seven years

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BACKGROUND: Recently, various types of engineered autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) have been developed. Atelocollagen-associated ACI (A-ACI) is the only ACI procedure covered by Japanese Health Insurance since 2013. The indications of the A-ACI are traumatic cartilage defects and osteochondral dissecans (OCD) for knee joints.

PURPOSE: To evaluate midterm clinical results after A-ACI for the treatment for full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee.

METHODS: Thirteen consecutive patients who underwent A-ACI between 2014 and 2018 had been prospectively enrolled in this study. There were 11 men and 2 women with a mean age of 34 years at the time of surgery. The causes of the cartilage defect were trauma in 10 knees and OCD in 3 knees. The total number of lesions was 15, which were comprised of the medial femoral condyle in 5 knees, the lateral femoral condyle in 5 knees, and the femoral trochlea in 5 knees. The mean size of the lesion was 5.3 cm2. Each knee was clinically and radiologically evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively.

RESULTS: The mean Lysholm score improved significantly from 74.0 points to 94.0 points (p = 0.008) and each subscale in Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score improved significantly (p < 0.001) at the mean final follow-up period of 51 months (range, 36-84 months). The magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue 2.0 score at the mean follow-up of 38 months was significantly higher than that at 2 months postoperatively (p = 0.014). According to the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) grading scale, 3 knees were graded as normal, 3 knees as nearly normal, and 1 knee as severely abnormal in second-look arthroscopic evaluation at a mean of 22 months (range, 8-41 months) after A-ACI.

CONCLUSION: The present study showed a significant subjective and objective clinical improvement in the A-ACI for large cartilage defects of the knee at a mean follow-up of 51 months (range, 36-84 months).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

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Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association - 29(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 207-216

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaibara, Takuma [VerfasserIn]
Kondo, Eiji [VerfasserIn]
Matsuoka, Masatake [VerfasserIn]
Iwasaki, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Onodera, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Sakamoto, Keita [VerfasserIn]
Oda, Yoshitaka [VerfasserIn]
Tanei, Zen-Ichi [VerfasserIn]
Momma, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Shinya [VerfasserIn]
Iwasaki, Norimasa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atelocollagen
Autologous chondrocyte implantation
Journal Article
Knee
Large cartilage defect

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Date Completed 02.01.2024

Date Revised 02.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jos.2022.12.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351398546