ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2019
Surgical Trends in Articular Cartilage Injuries of the Knee, Analysis of the Truven Health MarketScan Commercial Claims Database from 2005-2014.
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate trends in procedures for the treatment of chondral injuries of the knee using the MarketScan database in the hope that further work can be performed to refine the indications for chondral intervention.
methodsThe MarketScan Research Database was searched using Current Procedure Terminology, 4th edition, codes to identify patients who underwent chondral procedures of the knee from 2005-2014. Combined procedures, including meniscal transplant or osteotomy, were also identified. Patients were characterized by gender, age group and year of initial procedure. A χ
resultsOf 148,373,254 unique patients, 520,934 patients underwent a total of 599,119 procedures. Arthroscopy with debridement/shaving of articular cartilage decreased in proportion from 75% of all procedures in 2005 to 51% of all procedures in 2014 (
conclusionsKnee arthroscopy with debridement/shaving of articular cartilage remains the most common procedure performed. Although open allograft and autograft transplantation saw a sustained increase in incidence, the overall incidence of cartilage procedures, as well as those performed with osteotomies, declined. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, cross-sectional study.
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