PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of simple arthroscopic debridement versus arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) for the treatment of hip chondral lesions. METHODS: We carried out a controlled retrospective study of 30 patients affected by a post-traumatic hip chondropathy of the third or fourth degree, according to the Outerbridge classification, measuring 2 cm² in area or more. Of these patients, 15 underwent arthroscopic ACT, whereas the other 15 underwent arthroscopic debridement. The 2 groups were similar in age, sex, degree, and location of the pathology. All the patients were assessed before and after the procedure with the Harris Hip Score (HHS). RESULTS: In both groups the mean follow-up was approximately 74 months (range, 72 to 76 months). The mean size of the defect was 2.6 cm². The patients who underwent ACT (group A) improved after the procedure compared with the group that underwent debridement alone (group B). The mean HHS preoperatively was 48.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 45.4 to 51.2) in group A and 46 (95% CI, 42.7 to 49.3) in group B (P = .428 [no significant difference]). The final HHS was 87.4 (95% CI, 84.3 to 90.5) in group A and 56.3 (95% CI, 54.4 to 58.7) in group B (P < .001 [significant difference]). CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that an ACT procedure can be used in the hip for acetabular chondral defects. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective comparative study.

Arthroscopic treatment of hip chondral defects: autologous chondrocyte transplantation versus simple debridement--a pilot study.

CROVA, Maurizio;MASSAZZA, Giuseppe
2012-01-01

Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness of simple arthroscopic debridement versus arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) for the treatment of hip chondral lesions. METHODS: We carried out a controlled retrospective study of 30 patients affected by a post-traumatic hip chondropathy of the third or fourth degree, according to the Outerbridge classification, measuring 2 cm² in area or more. Of these patients, 15 underwent arthroscopic ACT, whereas the other 15 underwent arthroscopic debridement. The 2 groups were similar in age, sex, degree, and location of the pathology. All the patients were assessed before and after the procedure with the Harris Hip Score (HHS). RESULTS: In both groups the mean follow-up was approximately 74 months (range, 72 to 76 months). The mean size of the defect was 2.6 cm². The patients who underwent ACT (group A) improved after the procedure compared with the group that underwent debridement alone (group B). The mean HHS preoperatively was 48.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 45.4 to 51.2) in group A and 46 (95% CI, 42.7 to 49.3) in group B (P = .428 [no significant difference]). The final HHS was 87.4 (95% CI, 84.3 to 90.5) in group A and 56.3 (95% CI, 54.4 to 58.7) in group B (P < .001 [significant difference]). CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that an ACT procedure can be used in the hip for acetabular chondral defects. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective comparative study.
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Fontana A;Bistolfi A;Crova M;Rosso F;Massazza G
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