Microdrilling Demonstrates Superior Patient-Reported Outcomes and Lower Revision Rates Than Traditional Microfracture: A Matched Cohort Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes and revision rates between the standard microfracture awl versus the microdrilling technique.

Methods

Microfracture patients were queried from a single-institution database between 2001 and 2016. Patient-reported outcome measure data were collected at preoperative and 6- and 12-month time points, inclusive of the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Short Form 12 (SF12) Physical Component Score (PCS) and Mental Component Score, and all Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales. A matching algorithm based on previous procedures, lesion size, and demographic factors created 2 technique-based cohorts. Outcomes including revision rates and both statistically and cli

SUBMITTER: Beletsky A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220563 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature