ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2020
Glenohumeral Microfracturing of Contained Glenohumeral Defects: Mid- to Long-term Outcome.
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- Outcomes After Microfracture for Concomitant Glenoid and Humeral Head Osteochondral Defects in Active-Duty Military Patients Younger Than 55 Years With Minimum 5-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Long-term clinical and radiological outcomes following arthroscopic microfracture of the glenohumeral joint for chondral defects.JSES international · 2023Article
- Simultaneous Arthroscopic Glenohumeral Stabilization and Glenoid Microfracture in Young, Active-Duty Military Patients: Outcomes at 5-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Minced Cartilage Procedure for One-Stage Arthroscopic Repair of Chondral Defects at the Glenohumeral Joint.Arthroscopy techniques · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo report mid- to long-term clinical and radiological outcomes after microfracturing for symptomatic chondral defects of the glenohumeral joint.
methodsAll patients who underwent glenohumeral arthroscopic microfracturing between 2002 and 2012 at a single center were considered for inclusion in this retrospective study. Clinical outcome was evaluated using the Constant Score, Oxford Shoulder Score, and Subjective Shoulder Value. Progression of joint space narrowing, sclerosis, marginal osteophytes, and presence of cysts over time were assessed using 4 different radiological grading systems.
resultsA total of 16 patients (n = 9 female, n = 7 male) with a mean age of 51.8 ± 12.6 years at the time of surgery and a mean follow-up of 122 ± 51.2 months (range, 61-204 months) were included in this retrospective study. Nine patients (56.3%) showed an isolated chondral defect, while 7 patients (43.8%) had concomitant pathologies. Constant Score (60.3 ± 12.7 vs. 85.9 ± 9.3;
conclusionsGlenohumeral microfracturing is commonly performed together with other procedures, but seems to be a feasible treatment option for contained cartilage lesions in active patients reproducibly yielding good mid- to long-term outcome. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic case series.
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