ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2025
Concomitant Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Decreases Odds of Revision Patellofemoral Cartilage Restorative or Palliative Surgery After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Patellofemoral Cartilage Disorders.
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- Rimplasty: An Arthroscopic Technique for Patients With Isolated Patellar Chondromalacia Based on Autologous Matrix-induced Chondrogenesis+ and Limited Trochleoplasty.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Multimodal evaluation of periosteal versus collagen membrane coverage in atelocollagen-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation for large knee cartilage defects.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To utilize a large nationwide database to evaluate the need for revision patellofemoral cartilage restorative or palliative surgery after an index cartilage restoration procedure with and without concomitant tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO) for patellofemoral cartilage injury. Methods: The PearlDiver Mariner Database was queried for all patients who underwent osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCA), osteochondral autograft transfer (OAT), or autologous cartilage implantation (ACI) or chondroplasty of the patellofemoral joint between 2016 and 2021 using laterality-specific International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision and Current Procedural Terminology codes. The 5-year revision patellofemoral cartilage restorative or palliative surgery was evaluated via χ Results: In total, 502 patients were identified who underwent patellofemoral cartilage restorative surgery, and 61,354 patients underwent patellofemoral cartilage palliative surgery. ACI accounted for nearly half of all patellofemoral cartilage restoration procedures and increased 32% in utilization. Patients who underwent ACI were on average 4 years younger and were more likely to receive a concomitant TTO than those who underwent OCA or OAT. Patients who underwent chondroplasty were older and less likely to undergo revision cartilage restoration. The 5-year revision rates were respectively 16.6%, 13.8%, and 12.7% for ACI, OAT, and OCA, although less than 3% accounted for revision cartilage restoration. Isolated ACI had the highest odds for revision (odds ratio, 10.13; Conclusions: Concomitant TTO with ACI for patellofemoral cartilage disorders is associated with lower odds of revision patellofemoral cartilage restorative or palliative surgery than ACI without TTO when compared to other cartilage restoration procedures. Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.
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