Role of carbon fibre implants in osteochondral defects of the knee
| العنوان: | Role of carbon fibre implants in osteochondral defects of the knee |
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| المؤلفون: | P Nicholson, D Mulcahy, B Curtin, J P McElwain |
| المصدر: | Irish Journal of Medical Science. 167:86-88 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1998. |
| سنة النشر: | 1998 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Cartilage, Articular, Male, Patellectomy, medicine.medical_specialty, Knee Joint, Carbon fibers, Humans, Medicine, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Medial femoral condyle, Cartilage, Arthroscopy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Prostheses and Implants, General Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Carbon, Surgery, medicine.anatomical_structure, visual_art, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Female, Implant, Joint Diseases, business |
| الوصف: | Articular cartilage defects of the knee are a common condition diagnosed at arthroscopy. The management of these osteochondral lesions is controversial. We present our experience using carbon fibre implants to repair these defects in 18 patients. Eleven patients (61 per cent) had an osteochondral defect of the medial femoral condyle. Two patients had isolated patellar defects. The mean knee assessment and functional scores were 75 and 80 respectively using The Knee Society Clinical Rating System. Serial post-operative M.R.I. scanning revealed that there was no loss of implant position with an extensive local tissue response and good joint congruity. Overall, 11 patients (61 per cent) returned to their normal sporting activity, while 3 patients (18 per cent) had a poor result. One of these underwent a patellectomy. We conclude that carbon fibre implants may have a role to play in the management of osteochondral defects of the femoral condyles. |
| تدمد: | 1863-4362 0021-1265 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f5120e7974e02fb31bc742098314a20c https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02937943 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f5120e7974e02fb31bc742098314a20c |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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