Dean Wang1, Danyal H Nawabi2, Aaron J Krych3, Kristofer J Jones4, Joseph Nguyen2, Ameer M Elbuluk2, Nadja A Farshad-Amacker5, Hollis G Potter6, Riley J Williams2. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA. 2. Sports Medicine Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA. 3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. 4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 5. Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. 6. Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the results of a biphasic synthetic scaffold (TruFit, Smith & Nephew) to microfracture for the treatment of knee cartilage defects and identify patient- and lesion-specific factors that influence outcomes. DESIGN: Prospectively collected data from 132 patients (mean age, 41.8 years; 69% male) with isolated chondral or osteochondral femoral defects treated with biphasic synthetic scaffolds (n = 66) or microfracture (n = 66) were reviewed. Clinical outcomes were evaluated longitudinally over 5 years with the Short Form-36 (SF-36), Activities of Daily Living of the Knee Outcome Survey (KOS-ADL), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and Marx Activity Scale. Cartilage-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed to evaluate osseous integration and cartilage fill in a subgroup of patients. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify predictors of clinical outcomes within the scaffold group. RESULTS: Both groups demonstrated clinically significant improvements in knee clinical scores over 5 years (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in KOS-ADL and IKDC scores between groups up to 5 years postoperatively. Marx activity level scores in the microfracture group declined over time, while significant improvements in activity level scores were observed in the scaffold group over 5 years (P < 0.01). Good-quality tissue fill and cartilage isointensity were more often observed in the scaffold group compared with the microfracture group, particularly with longer time intervals. Increasing age, high body mass index, prior microfracture, and traumatic etiology were predictors for inferior outcomes in the scaffold group. CONCLUSIONS: Activity level and MRI appearance following treatment of cartilage lesions with the biphasic synthetic scaffold were superior to microfracture over time in this nonrandomized, retrospective comparison.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the results of a biphasic synthetic scaffold (TruFit, Smith & Nephew) to microfracture for the treatment of knee cartilage defects and identify patient- and lesion-specific factors that influence outcomes. DESIGN: Prospectively collected data from 132 patients (mean age, 41.8 years; 69% male) with isolated chondral or osteochondral femoral defects treated with biphasic synthetic scaffolds (n = 66) or microfracture (n = 66) were reviewed. Clinical outcomes were evaluated longitudinally over 5 years with the Short Form-36 (SF-36), Activities of Daily Living of the Knee Outcome Survey (KOS-ADL), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), and Marx Activity Scale. Cartilage-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed to evaluate osseous integration and cartilage fill in a subgroup of patients. Multivariate regression analysis was used to identify predictors of clinical outcomes within the scaffold group. RESULTS: Both groups demonstrated clinically significant improvements in knee clinical scores over 5 years (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in KOS-ADL and IKDC scores between groups up to 5 years postoperatively. Marx activity level scores in the microfracture group declined over time, while significant improvements in activity level scores were observed in the scaffold group over 5 years (P < 0.01). Good-quality tissue fill and cartilage isointensity were more often observed in the scaffold group compared with the microfracture group, particularly with longer time intervals. Increasing age, high body mass index, prior microfracture, and traumatic etiology were predictors for inferior outcomes in the scaffold group. CONCLUSIONS: Activity level and MRI appearance following treatment of cartilage lesions with the biphasic synthetic scaffold were superior to microfracture over time in this nonrandomized, retrospective comparison.
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