SynthesisJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2021
Reliability of the MOCART score: a systematic review.
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- Minimal clinically important difference (MCID), patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS), and substantial clinical benefit (SCB) following surgical knee ligament reconstruction: a systematic review.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Pooled it
- Autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis is effective for focal chondral defects of the knee.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- The Use of Autologous Chondrocyte and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Implants for the Treatment of Focal Chondral Defects in Human Knee Joints-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (mACI) versus autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) for chondral defects of the knee: a systematic review.British medical bulletin · 2022Pooled it
- The MOBCART (magnetic resonance observation of bone and cartilage repair tissue) add-on score.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- Association Between MRI-Based Cartilage Repair Morphology and Clinical Outcomes After Osteochondral Autograft Transfer of the Talus.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Minced Cartilage Treatment (AutoCart™) for Medial Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Prospective One-Year Follow-Up Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Conservative Management of Focal Chondral Lesions of the Knee and Ankle: Current Concepts.Cells · 2025Review
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- Autologous Osteochondral Transfer Demonstrates Satisfactory Clinical Outcomes and Durable Cartilage Properties: A Mean 4-Year Follow-up Using Quantitative MRI.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Correlation and Comparative Evaluation of MOCART and MOCART 2.0 for Assessing Cartilage Repair.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Osteoperiosteal versus osteochondral for autologous transplantation in the treatment of large cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025Article
- Scaffolds for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Last Ten Years Literature.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Acute Treatment of Osteochondral Detachment Following Patellar Dislocation: Clinical and Short-Term MRI Follow-Up.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The AMADEUS score is not a sufficient predictor for functional outcome after autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) of the knee: data from the German Cartilage Registry (KnorpelRegister DGOU).Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Satisfactory patient-reported outcomes in patients treated with impaction bone grafting and autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis for osteochondral knee defects.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Correlation between EFAS- and MOCART score and clinical outcome after AMICArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoral Condyle Chondral Lesions: Microfracture Versus Liquid Bioscaffold.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
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- Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) for Osteochondral Defects of the Talus: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe present systematic review analysed the available literature to assess reliability of the Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue (MOCART) score in the evaluation of knee and ankle osteochondral lesions.
methodsAll the studies using the MOCART score for knee and/or talus chondral defects were accessed in March 2021. A multivariate analysis was performed to assess associations between the MOCART score at last follow-up and data of patients at baseline, clinical scores and complications. A multiple linear model regression analysis was used.
resultsThe MOCART score evidenced no association with patient age (P = 0.6), sex (P = 0.1), body mass index (P = 0.06), defect size (P = 0.9), prior length of symptoms (P = 0.9) or visual analogue scale (P = 0.07). For chondral defects of the knee, no statistically significant association was found between the MOCART score and the International Knee Documentation Committee (P = 0.9) and with the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scales (P = 0.2), Tegner Activity Scale (P = 0.2), visual analogue scale P = 0.07), rate of failure (P = 0.2) and revision (P = 0.9). For chondral defect of the talus, no statistically significant associations were found between the MOCART score and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (P = 0.3), Tegner Activity Scale (P = 0.4), visual analogue scale (P = 0.1), rate of failure (P = 0.1) and revision (P = 0.7).
conclusionThe MOCART score demonstrated no association with patient characteristics and with the surgical outcome in patients who underwent surgical management for knee and talus chondral defects. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV.
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