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ArticleKnee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA2017

Treatment of full-thickness femoral cartilage lesions using condyle resurfacing prosthesis.

Jens Ole Laursen, Martin Lind

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Article in Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. 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 · 2019
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  19. Treatment of full-thickness cartilage lesions and early OA using large condyle resurfacing prosthesis: UniCAP(®).Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jens Ole LaursenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, County Hospital of South Jutland, Sønderborg, Denmark.
Martin LindDivision of Sports Trauma, Orthopaedic Department, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansens Gade 2, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark. martinlind@dadlnet.dk.
Aarhus University Hospital · DKSygehus Sønderjylland · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe HemiCAP

methodsFrom 2007 to 2012, 61 patients were treated with femoral resurfacing using the HemiCAP implant. There were 36 femoral condyle implants and 25 trochleal implants. Indication for treatment with HemiCAP implant was symptomatic cartilage lesion at the femoral condyle demonstrated by MRI or arthroscopy, which was ICRS grade 3-4 and size less than 4 cm

resultsAt 2-year follow-up, mean KSS was improved from 52 (6.2) to 90 (7.9), mean KSS function score was improved from 45 (7.5) to 92 (8.3), and mean Pain score improved from 7.1 (0.7) to 1.8 (1.7). Twenty-three per cent of implants were revised within 7 years to arthroplasty due to progression of cartilage lesions, progression of osteoarthritis, or increased knee pain. No difference between females and males was found for reoperation rate.

conclusionThe present study demonstrated improved subjective outcome and reduced pain after femoral resurfacing using the HemiCAP implant in a relatively large cohort of patients with symptomatic cartilage lesions. A concerning 23 % reoperation rate with conversion to arthroplasty was found. Femoral resurfacing implantation treatment can be a temporary treatment for cartilage lesions expected to develop into osteoarthritis and for younger patients not eligible for arthroplasty treatment. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.

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Knee ProsthesisAdultAgedArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeCartilage, ArticularFemaleFemurFollow-Up StudiesHumansKnee JointMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionProspective StudiesReoperationTreatment OutcomeCartilage injuryCondylar implantFemoral resurfacingKnee prosthesis

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PMID26220332
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