Osteochondral lesions or osteochondritis dessicans can occur in any joint, but are most common in the knee and ankle. Sizing the defect appropriately and matching this defect with that of the cadaver knee can sometimes be a time-consuming and expensive process. Autograft procedures consist of removing small osteochondral cylinders from low weight- ... 29866 Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; osteochondral … [Context Link], Gracitelli G. C., Moraes V. Y., Franciozi C. E., Luzo M. V., Belloti J. C. (2016). Nonsurgical treatment. Ann Biomed Eng. Upon presentation, she was an alert, oriented, affect-appropriate female in no apparent distress. Cain E. L., Clancy W. G. (2001). A., Whitehead T. S. (2017). One must use caution with steroid injections in patients with acute injury, noting a risk of further damage to subchondral bone and potential for fracture (Wheeless, 2012). A. Autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT or ACI) to treat cartilaginous defects of the knee is considered medically necessary when all of the following criteria are met: 1. Osteochondral allograft transplantation is used predominantly in the treatment of large and deep osteochondral lesions resulting from OCD, osteonecrosis, and traumatic osteochondral fractures, but it can also be used to treat peripherally uncontained cartilage and bone defects. 2001 Apr;20(2):299-320. doi: 10.1016/s0278-5919(05)70308-2. Anteroposterior, lateral, and sunrise views of the left knee. [Context Link], Juneau C., Paine R., Chicas E., Gardner E., Bailey L., McDermott J. 2017 Feb;155(1):92-99. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-116330. She did note that she had not run for several months preceding this and went out for about 4 miles. She presented to urgent care where radiographs were obtained and read as "normal" (see Figure 1). The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 38(10), 2065-2070. Options for surgical intervention include debridement, drilling, microfracture, abrasion chondroplasty, mosaicplasty, and allograft or autograft transplantation (Cain & Clancy, 2001; Gracitelli, Moraes, Franciozi, Luzo, & Belloti, 2016; Juneau et al., 2016; Millington, Shah, Dahm, Levy, & Stuart, 2010). The use of lateral patellar autologous graft for the repair of a large osteochondral defect in the knee… Many new procedures and techniques have been developed recently to address osteochondral lesions, indicating that no single procedure is accepted universally. A., Stuart M. J. May/June 2017, Volume :36 Number 3 , page 237 - 239 [Free], Join NursingCenter to get uninterrupted access to this Article. Range of motion was limited by pain, tolerating 0[degrees]-100[degrees] of motion, with reported anterior pain on end ranges. Acute patellar dislocation (APD) is associated with a spectrum of soft tissue and osteochondral injuries. Terminology. This allows us to treat the bone defect … Epub 2016 Oct 21. Case Rep Orthop. On sunrise, note the lucency of posterior patella (ellipse), which is concerning for an osteochondral defect. Many new procedures and techniques have been developed recently to address osteochondral lesions, indicating that no single procedure is accepted universally. A period of immobilization might be necessary after surgery. The goal for the reconstructive procedure, to produce a smooth gliding articular surface of hyaline or hyaline-like cartilage, is possible using current techniques including mosaicplasty, osteochondral allograft transplantation, and autologous chondrocyte transplantation. He had a mild effusion. Dec 3, 2020. eCollection 2018 Sep. Horeman T, Buiter EC, Pouran B, Stijntjes M, Dankelman J, Tuijthof GJM. Sagittal T2- and T1-weighted images as well as axial T2-weighted images (respectively). Operative treatment might also be necessary if patients do not respond well to conservative treatment. Conservative treatment modalities of CC joint injuries most often include a period of non- ... first used in the knee for a patella cartilage defect, is now well documented for use in the lower extremity (20,25,26). He noted a history of osteoarthritis, intermittent "flares" related to this, but had never previously experienced symptoms of this severity. National Center for Biotechnology Information, Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. 2016 Mar-Apr;8(2):153-60. doi: 10.1177/1941738115611350. With this finding, it was recommended the patient to undergo MRI to confirm the presence of an OCD (see Figure 4), which was evident on that study. 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