Suitability of Minced Cartilage From Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus for Immediate Autograft Reimplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Particulated autograft cartilage implantation is a surgical technique that has been previously described for the repair of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT). It uses cartilage fragments harvested from the OLT that are minced into 1-2-mm³ fragments and then immediately reimplanted back into the chondral defect and sealed with fibrin glue during a single-stage surgery. The purpose of this study was to characterize the suitability of these minced cartilage fragments as immediate autograft for the treatment of OLTs.

Methods

Thirty-one patients undergoing primary arthroscopic surgery for their OLT consented to have their loose or damaged cartilage fragments removed and analyzed in the laboratory. Harvested specimens were minced into 1- to 2-mm^3</

SUBMITTER: Williamson ERC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11457019 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature