| Literature DB >> 29657437 |
Amir Azam1, Mark Forster2, Angus Robertson2.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiological outcome of TruFit plugs. We retrospectively reviewed 10 patients who underwent treatment for a symptomatic chondral/osteochondral lesion using one or more Trufit Plugs. Full incorporation of the bony portion of the plug occurred in only 3 and partial incorporation in 7 lesions. The remaining portion of these 7 lesions looked cystic on MRI. The significance of this cystic change is not clear. Though all 10 patients showed some improvement on the IKDC scoring system but the amount of the improvement was small.Entities:
Keywords: Cartilage regeneration; Chondral defect; Knee; Mosaicplasty; Osteochondral graft; Trufit plug
Year: 2018 PMID: 29657437 PMCID: PMC5895890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.01.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Orthop ISSN: 0972-978X