Cartilage repair in the knee with subchondral drilling augmented with a platelet-rich plasma-immersed polymer-based implant |
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Authors: | Alberto Siclari Gennaro Mascaro Chiara Gentili Christian Kaps Ranieri Cancedda Eugenio Boux |
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Institution: | 1. Struttura Complessa di Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Ospedale degli Infermi di Biella ASLBI, Str. Cantone Rondolina 50, 13900, Piemonte, BI, Italy 2. Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale, Ospedale degli Infermi di Biella ASLBI, Piemonte, BI, Italy 3. Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy 4. Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Charité Campus Mitte, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany 5. IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, DIMES, Università di Genova, Genoa, Italy
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Abstract: | Purpose The aim of our study was to analyse the clinical and histological outcome after the treatment of focal cartilage defects in non-degenerative and degenerative knees with bone marrow stimulation and subsequent covering with a cell-free resorbable polyglycolic acid–hyaluronan (PGA-HA) implant immersed with autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP). Methods Fifty-two patients (mean age 44 years) with focal chondral defects in radiologically confirmed non-degenerative or degenerative knees were subjected to subchondral drilling arthroscopically. Subsequently, defects were covered with the PGA-HA implant immersed with autologous PRP. At 2-year follow-up, the patients’ situation was assessed using the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and compared to the pre-operative situation and 3–12-month follow-up. Biopsies (n = 4) were harvested at 18–24 months after implantation and were analysed by histology and collagen type II immune staining. Results At 1- and 2-year follow-up, the KOOS showed clinically meaningful and significant (p < 0.05) improvement in all subcategories compared to baseline and to 3-month follow-up. There were no differences in KOOS data obtained after 2 years compared to 1 year after the treatment. Histological analysis of the biopsy tissue showed hyaline-like to hyaline cartilage repair tissue that was rich in cells with a chondrocyte morphology, proteoglycans and type II collagen. Conclusions Covering of focal cartilage defects with the PGA-HA implant and PRP after bone marrow stimulation improves the patients’ situation and has the potential to regenerate hyaline-like cartilage. Level of evidence Case series, Level IV. |
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