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A Painful Condition
OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) is a severe and debilitating condition commonly affecting the knee joint, where a large fragment of cartilage and bone separates from the joint surface. The precise causes of OCD are unknown, and the surgical options are limited. |
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Current Treatments Are Insufficient
Treatment of OCD lesions often requires open surgery (arthrotomy) where surgeons typically use screws or pins to hold loose fragments of bone and cartilage in place, perform cartilage plug transplantation, or use cultured cell implants. Because of the severity of these defects, and because fixation devices and plugs tend to leave greater trauma if they fail, surgeons are left with few options for salvage, and patients are left in a state of decreased function, chronic pain, and with little hope. |
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The Stone Research Foundation Seeks
Long Term Hope
This case series evaluates
the Articular Cartilage Paste Graft procedure, developed at SRF, as
a viable, long-term, effective, minimally invasive, and low-cost treatment
option for both the primary treatment and salvage of failed OCD lesion
repair. |
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Why This Study Is Important
Articular Cartilage Paste Grafting is now being used as both a primary and salvage procedure for failed attempts at repair of OCD lesions. Assessing the outcomes can offer surgeons a viable, tested technique to treat many patients who are now facing a sedentary and painful future. |
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