Cartilage Restoration of Bipolar Lesions Within the Patellofemoral Joint Delays Need for Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Rates of Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of the present review is to systematically review the available literature for failure rates and complications of cartilage restoration of bipolar chondral defects in the patellofemoral (PF) joint to assess the ability to treat these lesions without arthroplasty.

Methods

PubMed and MEDLINE databases were queried between 2000 to 2020 using the keywords "osteochondral" and "knee" and "microfracture," "autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI)," or "transplantation." Patient selection included patients with bipolar chondral lesions of the patellofemoral joint that were treated with cartilage restoration procedures. Treatment of PF joints were reviewed for surgical indications/technique, rates of failure, defect characteristics, and time to failure. For the p

SUBMITTER: Gowd AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8365210 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature