Cartilage Restoration of Patellofemoral Lesions: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to systematically analyze the postoperative clinical, functional, and imaging outcomes, complications, reoperations, and failures following patellofemoral cartilage restoration surgery.

Methods

This review was conducted according to the guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched up to August 31, 2018, to identify clinical studies that assessed surgical outcomes of patellofemoral cartilage restoration surgery. The Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) was used to assess study quality.

Results

Forty-two studies were included comprising 1,311 knees (mean age of 33.7 years and 56% males) and 1,309 patellofemoral defects (

SUBMITTER: Andrade R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8808938 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature