Harvesting osteochondral grafts may not have adverse effects on donor knee function in young athletes after undergoing osteochondral autograft transplantation for capitellar osteochondritis dissecans, according to a report published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Twelve young patients with severe osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum were treated with osteochondral autograft transplantation from the contralateral knee joint, and 10 of those patients were found pain-free at the three-month follow-up. None of the patients had knee joint effusion, and 10 of the patients gained 100 points on the Lysholm score.
The muscle power of the knee extensor in eight patients showed reduced muscle strength at the three-month follow-up. Eleven patients reached preoperative knee extensor muscle strength at the 12-month follow-ups. None of the patients had knee osteoarthritis.
Read the abstract for the study about the effect of osteochondral grafts on young patients receiving knee replacements.
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Twelve young patients with severe osteochondritis dissecans of the humeral capitellum were treated with osteochondral autograft transplantation from the contralateral knee joint, and 10 of those patients were found pain-free at the three-month follow-up. None of the patients had knee joint effusion, and 10 of the patients gained 100 points on the Lysholm score.
The muscle power of the knee extensor in eight patients showed reduced muscle strength at the three-month follow-up. Eleven patients reached preoperative knee extensor muscle strength at the 12-month follow-ups. None of the patients had knee osteoarthritis.
Read the abstract for the study about the effect of osteochondral grafts on young patients receiving knee replacements.
Read other coverage on sports medicine studies:
- Study: PRFM Makes Little Long-Term Difference When Performing Arthrosocpic Rotator Cuff Repair
- Study: Surgical Treatment for Hip Dislocation Effective for Professional Athletes
- Study: ACL, Bone Attachment Centers on the Tibia and Femur