Sporting participation following the operative management of chondral defects of the knee at mid-term follow up: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review of the reparticipation in sport at mid-term follow up in athletes who underwent biologic treatment of chondral defects in the knee and compare the rates amongst different biologic procedures.

Methods

A search of PubMed/Medline and Embase was performed in May 2020 in keeping with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The criteria for inclusion were observational, published research articles studying the outcomes and rates of participation in sport following biologic treatments of the knee with a minimum mean/median follow up of 5 years. Interventions included microfracture, osteochondral autograft transfer (OAT), autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), matr

SUBMITTER: Robinson PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7538489 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature