Abstract
Concomitant cartilage lesions in ACL-injured knees are common. These cartilage lesions have negative effects on patient-reported outcome after ACL reconstruction and increase the risk of later osteoarthritis (OA).
A cartilage lesion present at the time of ACL reconstruction can either be left untreated or treated surgically. However, regarding patient-reported outcome and later OA, none of the surgical treatment options for concomitant cartilage lesions in ACL-injured knees are proven to be superior compared to leaving these cartilage lesions untreated. Even though some selected ACL-injured patients might benefit from surgical treatment of concomitant cartilage lesions, current evidence suggests that no treatment of concomitant cartilage lesions is a safe and sound first-line option in the majority of ACL-injured patients.
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- Cartilage Lesion
- Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
- Surgical Treatment Option
- International Cartilage Repair Society
- Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation
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Røtterud, J.H., Engebretsen, L. (2017). Considerations for Treatment of Concomitant Cartilage and ACL Injury. In: Nakamura, N., Zaffagnini, S., Marx, R., Musahl, V. (eds) Controversies in the Technical Aspects of ACL Reconstruction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52742-9_42
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