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First published on December 27, 2006, doi:10.1177/0363546506294360
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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 35:216-222 (2007)
© 2007 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine

Results of Arthroscopic Fixation of Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesion of the Knee With Cylindrical Autogenous Osteochondral Plugs

Kazutomo Miura, MD*, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, MD, Eiichi Tsuda, MD, Hideki Sato, MD and Satoshi Toh, MD

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirosaki University, School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan

* Address correspondence to Kazutomo Miura, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirosaki University, School of Medicine, 5 Zaifucho, Hirosaki 036-8562, Japan (e-mail: kazu3miura{at}aol.com).

Background: In situ fixation of unstable lesions of osteochondral dissecans of the knees with cylindrical osteochondral autograft transplantation has been reported to provide excellent results with healing of the osteochondral dissecans fragment.

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results and magnetic resonance imaging findings of the osteochondral dissecans of knees treated with in situ fixation of the osteochondral fragments with osteochondral autograft transplantation.

Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods: Twelve knees (12 patients; mean age, 16.0 years) with osteochondral dissecans lesions were treated with in situ fixation with autogenous osteochondral plugs. The mean lesion size was 2.4 cm2 (range, 1.0–4.9 cm2). The osteochondral dissecans lesions were located on the medial femoral condyle in 10 patients and on the lateral femoral condyle in 2 patients. Seven lesions were located in the weightbearing area. The International Cartilage Repair Society classification in arthroscopic findings was grade II in 1 patient, grade III in 8 patients, and grade IV in 3 patients. All patients were evaluated with the Hughston Rating Scale form with the mean follow-up at 4.5 years (range, 2.8–5.9 years). The interface between the osteochondral fragment and subchondral bone and changes in donor site of the osteochondral graft were evaluated with T2-weighted magnetic resonance image up to 12 months postoperatively.

Results: The Hughston Rating Scale scored 8 knees as excellent, 3 as good, and 1 as fair. The interface between the osteochondral fragment and subchondral bone had disappeared on magnetic resonance image by 3 months postoperatively in all cases. No complications arising from the donor site area were observed. Signal intensity of donor site changed from high signal preoperatively to homogeneous surrounding cancellous bone by 1 year postoperatively.

Conclusion: Biological fixation of the osteochondral dissecans lesion with cylindrical osteochondral autograft provided healing of the osteochondral fragments.

Key Words: osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) • knee • cylindrical osteochondral autografts • biological fixation • magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)






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