Autologous Osteochondral Grafts for Knee Osteochondral Diseases Result in Good Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Older Than 60 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aims to examine the clinical autologous osteochondral grafts (AOG) outcomes for knee osteochondral diseases at operative ages >60 years, and to determine whether patients are able to sit straight in Japanese style after AOG.

Methods

All patients who underwent AOG for knee osteochondral diseases between November 2001 and April 2018 were retrospectively identified. The inclusion criteria were AOG only without osteotomy, operative ages between 60 and 79 years, >2 years of follow-up, and involved femorotibial angle between 169° and 179° (normal alignment). Patients who underwent osteotomy to improve knee alignment and patients with inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis were excluded. The patients' knee symptoms and their clinical outcome were eval

SUBMITTER: Nakagawa Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature