ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2021
Treatment of Full-Thickness Acetabular Chondral Flaps During Hip Arthroscopy: Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Versus Microfracture.
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Intraoperative Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Injections: Evaluating Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial
Single-blind Randomized Study on the Arthroscopic Treatment of Acetabular Labral Lesions: Intrarticular Injection of Bone Marrow vs Hip Arthroscopy Alone
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bone marrow aspirate concentrate adjunct for acetabular labral tear repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy · 2025Pooled it
- Orthobiologics as an adjunct in treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: cell-based therapies facilitate improved postoperative outcomes in the setting of acetabular chondral lesions-a systematic review.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Pooled it
- Hip Arthroscopy Versus Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Symptomatic Acetabular Labral Tears in Patients Older Than 40 Years: 24-Month Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of sports medicine · 2024Trial
- Built Environment Portends Poor Outcomes for Hip Arthroscopy Patients at 2-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Functional Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy Based on Self-Reported Cannabis Use: A Matched-Controlled Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Follow-up Appointment Attendance and Functional Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Harvest and Delivery With a Neonatal Nasogastric Tube: A Simple Technique in Hip Arthroscopy.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Procedure Type and Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Metrics Predict Variation in the Value of Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Current understanding of articular cartilage lesions in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Review
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Harvest Techniques for the Sports Medicine Surgeon.Arthroscopy techniques · 2024Article
- Harvest and Application of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate to Address Acetabular Chondral Damage During Hip Arthroscopy.JBJS essential surgical techniquesArticle
- Use of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) for Treatment of Chondrolabral Pathology in the Hip.Video journal of sports medicineArticle
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe optimal treatment strategy for patients with full-thickness chondral flaps undergoing hip arthroscopy is controversial. PURPOSE: To compare functional outcomes of patients who underwent bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) application with those of patients who underwent microfracture. STUDY
designCohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsThis was a retrospective case series of prospectively collected data on patients who underwent arthroscopic acetabular labral repair by 1 surgeon between June 2014 and April 2020. The inclusion criteria for this study were age ≥18 years, preoperative radiographs of the pelvis, arthroscopic acetabular labral repair, exposed subchondral bone with overlying chondral flap seen at the time of hip arthroscopy, microfracture or BMAC to address this lesion, and completed patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) (International Hip Outcome Tool-33 [iHOT-33], Hip Outcome Score-Activities of Daily Living [HOS-ADL], Hip Outcome Score-Sports Subscale [HOS-Sport], modified Harris Hip Score [mHHS], and visual analog scale [VAS] for pain) at enrollment and 12-month follow-up. Clinical outcomes were assessed using PROM scores.
resultsA total of 81 hips with full-thickness chondral flaps were included in this study: 50 treated with BMAC and 31 treated with microfracture. There were no significant differences between groups in age, sex, body mass index, tear size, radiographic osteoarthritis, or radiographic femoroacetabular impingement. In the BMAC cohort, all PROM scores improved significantly from preoperatively to follow-up: 41.7 to 75.6 for iHOT-33, 67.6 to 91.0 for HOS-ADL, 41.5 to 72.3 for HOS-Sport, 59.4 to 87.2 for mHHS, and 6.2 to 2.2 for VAS pain (
conclusionPatients with full-thickness chondral flaps at the time of hip arthroscopy experienced greater improvements in functional outcome scores at the 12-month follow-up when treated with BMAC as opposed to microfracture.
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