ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2015
The use of a prosthetic inlay resurfacing as a salvage procedure for a failed cartilage repair.
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- Focal metallic inlay resurfacing prosthesis for the treatment of localized cartilage defects of the femoral condyles: a systematic review of clinical studies.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Pooled it
- Knee focal cartilage defect location heat map and local surface morphology characterisation: Insights for focal knee resurfacing implant design.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- 2-year results of middle-aged patients with two-compartment cartilage lesions in one knee treated with two patient specific metal implants.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Patient-specific resurfacing implant knee surgery in subjects with early osteoarthritis results in medial pivot and lateral femoral rollback during flexion: a retrospective pilot study.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Femoral condyle resurfacing using an inlay metal implant: low revision rate of 266 patients in a 5-10 years follow-up.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- HemiCAP Knee Implants: Mid- to Long-Term Results.Cartilage · 2021Article
- Patient-specific metal implants for focal chondral and osteochondral lesions in the knee; excellent clinical results at 2 years.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2021Observational
- Accurate Reporting of Concomitant Procedures Is Highly Variable in Studies Investigating Knee Cartilage Restoration.Cartilage · 2021Article
- [Focal femoral resurfacing and unicompartmental knee replacement : Between osteotomy and total knee replacement].Der Orthopade · 2021Review
- Treatment of Unicompartmental Cartilage Defects of the Knee with Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, Patellofemoral Partial Knee Arthroplasty or Focal Resurfacing.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Focal inlay resurfacing for full-thickness chondral defects of the femoral medial condyle may delay the progression to varus deformity.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Article
- A longterm prospective follow-up study of resurfacing miniprosthesis suitable for patients above sixtyfive years with localized cartilage lesions or early osteoarthritis in the knee.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2020Article
- UniCAP offers a long term treatment for middle-aged patients, who are not revised within the first 9 years.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2019Article
- No implant migration and good subjective outcome of a novel customized femoral resurfacing metal implant for focal chondral lesions.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Article
- The clinical outcome of the different HemiCAP and UniCAP knee implants: A systematic and comprehensive review.Orthopedic reviews · 2018Article
- High mid-term revision rate after treatment of large, full-thickness cartilage lesions and OA in the patellofemoral joint using a large inlay resurfacing prosthesis: HemiCAP-Wave®.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Article
- Treatment of full-thickness femoral cartilage lesions using condyle resurfacing prosthesis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2017Article
- Polymers in Cartilage Defect Repair of the Knee: Current Status and Future Prospects.Polymers · 2016Review
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Abstract
purposeThis study was designed to describe the clinical and radiographical outcome of the HemiCAP(®) resurfacing system as a salvage treatment for a failed index cartilage procedure.
methodsFourteen patients were treated consecutively and clinically prospectively followed for a mean period of 26.1 ± 12.8 months. All patients were previously treated for their cartilage lesion. Radiographical data were analysed based on the Kellgren and Lawrence system.
resultsThe patients involved in this study demonstrated a gradual clinical improvement in time. However, radiographically significant osteoarthritic changes were observed during the follow-up period. The position of the HemiCAP(®) resurfacing system was adequate in all cases, and no signs of loosening were observed during the follow-up period.
conclusionsThe HemiCAP(®) resurfacing system is feasible as a salvage treatment for a failed index cartilage procedure and resulted in a gradual clinical improvement. However, the favourable clinical outcome was not confirmed by the radiographical findings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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