2-year results of middle-aged patients with two-compartment cartilage lesions in one knee treated with two patient specific metal implants.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Focal chondral lesions of the femur are currently treated with biological repair or arthroplasty. However, some patients are not suitable for either one due to lesion size, age, or prior biological treatment attempts. While singular patient-specific focal mini metal implants already showed good results, the outcomes of bicompartmental implantation of these implants have not been discussed in the literature yet. This study aims to evaluate clinical outcomes of patients who underwent bicompartmental implantation of two patient-specific implants.

Methods

This prospective, non-randomized, non-comparative pilot study evaluates results up to two years after bicompartmental implantation of two implants (Episealer Implant, Episurf, Stockholm, Sweden). A damage report is comp

SUBMITTER: Toom DAD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10501106 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature