ArticleCartilage
The Effect of Lesion Size on Pain and Function in Patients Scheduled for Cartilage Surgery of the Knee.
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- Sustained superiority in KOOS subscores after matrix-associated chondrocyte implantation using spheroids compared to microfracture.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Trial
- Prognostic Role of Lesion Morphology in Patellar Osteochondral Fixation: Influence of Localization and Size on Functional and Pain Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Reliability of pre-operative symptoms, radiographs, and MRI for the assessment of cartilage loss in patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome with intra-operative correlation.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- Cartilage lesions are not the main factor influencing pain and functional impairment in early knee osteoarthritis : a multivariate analysis on intra- and extra-articular factors affecting symptoms in over 200 knees.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation Is Not Better Than Arthroscopic Debridement for the Treatment of Symptomatic Cartilage Lesions of the Knee: Two-Year Results From a Randomized-Controlled Trial.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effects of alendronate on cartilage lesions and micro-architecture deterioration of subchondral bone in patellofemoral osteoarthritic ovariectomized rats with patella-baja.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 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
- No difference in patient reported outcomes between cohorts undergoing lesion-specific surgery for osteochondritis dissecans of the knee.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite an increased interest in treatment options for cartilage lesions of the knee, the relationship between lesion characteristics and the symptoms they elicit is not well understood. We evaluated the relationship between lesion characteristics and the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and compared this with symptoms reported by patients scheduled for knee ligament reconstruction and knee arthroplasty.
designPreoperative data, including Lysholm score and The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), in 90 consecutive patients scheduled for surgery for symptomatic isolated cartilage lesions were prospectively collected.
resultThe patients had a mean age of 33.2 years. There were 62 (69%) males. There was no statistically significant difference in PROMs between patients with cartilage lesions smaller or larger than 2 cm
conclusionThe size, depth, and location of cartilage lesions have little impact on the symptoms experienced by the patients. Cartilage patients have comparable symptoms to patients scheduled for knee arthroplasty.
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