PURPOSE: The affect of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) integrity on the early postoperative stability of a collagen type-I gel scaffold was investigated. The value of fibrin glue for graft fixation in ACL deficient porcine knees over a simulated early postoperative period was also studied. METHODS: Full-thickness articular cartilage defects (11 × 6 mm) were created on the medial femoral condyle of 80 porcine knees. The ACL was left intact or completely transected in each of 40 knees. Gel plugs were tested in each group: press-fitting only in 20 specimens and press-fitting plus fibrin glue in 20 specimens. Each knee underwent 2,000 cycles in a validated ex-vivo continuous passive motion model. RESULTS: Press-fit-only fixation grafts in knee specimens with an intact ACL showed significantly superior stability than that in ACL deficient knees (p = 0.01). In ACL deficient knees, grafts fixed with press-fitting plus fibrin glue showed significantly superior stability than those using press-fit only fixation (p = 0.01). Press-fitting plus fibrin glue fixation showed no significant differences in worn surface area between knee specimens with intact and deficient ACL. CONCLUSIONS: ACL deficiency led to early scaffold instability in an ex-vivo porcine knee model. Fibrin glue in ACL deficient knees led to additional graft stability. These findings indicated that cartilage regenerative techniques may give optimum results in ACL intact knees.
PURPOSE: The affect of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) integrity on the early postoperative stability of a collagen type-I gel scaffold was investigated. The value of fibrin glue for graft fixation in ACL deficient porcine knees over a simulated early postoperative period was also studied. METHODS: Full-thickness articular cartilage defects (11 × 6 mm) were created on the medial femoral condyle of 80 porcine knees. The ACL was left intact or completely transected in each of 40 knees. Gel plugs were tested in each group: press-fitting only in 20 specimens and press-fitting plus fibrin glue in 20 specimens. Each knee underwent 2,000 cycles in a validated ex-vivo continuous passive motion model. RESULTS: Press-fit-only fixation grafts in knee specimens with an intact ACL showed significantly superior stability than that in ACL deficient knees (p = 0.01). In ACL deficient knees, grafts fixed with press-fitting plus fibrin glue showed significantly superior stability than those using press-fit only fixation (p = 0.01). Press-fitting plus fibrin glue fixation showed no significant differences in worn surface area between knee specimens with intact and deficient ACL. CONCLUSIONS:ACL deficiency led to early scaffold instability in an ex-vivo porcine knee model. Fibrin glue in ACL deficient knees led to additional graft stability. These findings indicated that cartilage regenerative techniques may give optimum results in ACL intact knees.
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