Table 3.
Five-year outcomes after minced cartilage procedure for different subgroups
| Total (n = 28) | Gender | Defect localization | Isolated vs combined procedures | Defect characteristic | Minced cartilage fixation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 15) | Female (n = 13) | PF comp (n = 19) | TF comp (n = 8) | Tibial (n = 1) | Isolated (n = 14) | Combined (n = 14) | Chondral (n = 17) | Osteo-chondral (n = 11) | Fibrin Glue (n = 15) | Membrane + Fibrin Glue (n = 13) | ||
| NAS for pain* | 2 (0–8) | 2 (0–5) | 3 (0–8 | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–8) | 3 (0–3) | 2 (0–5) | 2.5 (0–8) | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–8) | 2 (0–8) | 3 (1–5) |
| NAS for function* | 3 (0–7) | 3 (0–7) | 4 (0–7) | 3 (0–7) | 4 (0–7) | 3 (1–4) | 4 (1–7) | 2.5 (0–7) | 3 (0–7) | 3 (0–7) | 4 (0–7) | 3 (1–7) |
| Lysholm score (CID = 13) | 76.5 ± 12.5 | 80.1 ± 9.8 | 73.9 ± 13.8 | 76.6 ± 13.8 | 76.6 ± 8.4 | 88.0 | 79.1 ± 12.5 | 78.1 ± 13.3 | 79.2 ± 11.5 | 72.0 ± 13.3 | 78.8 ± 13.7 | 73.5 ± 10.4 |
| IKDC score (CID = 9.2) | 71.6 ± 14.8 | 75.7 ± 9.7 | 68.3 ± 17.7 | 73.1 ± 17.0 | 70.3 ± 8.8 | 67.8 | 75.4 ± 16.5 | 74.2 ± 13.3 | 73.4 ± 13.0 | 68.1 ± 18.3 | 71.8 ± 17.4 | 71.5 ± 11.8 |
| COMI score | 2.2 ± 1.9 | 1.8 ± 1.7 | 2.6 ± 2.2 | 2.0 ± 2.1 | 2.7 ± 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.9 ± 1.6 | 1.6 ± 1.4 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 3.1 ± 2.7 | 2.1 ± 2.2 | 2.3 ± 1.5 |
| Tegner activity score* | 4 (3–9) | 4 (3–9) | 4 (3–7) | 6 (3–9) | 3.5 (3–4) | 4 (3–9) | 4 (3–7) | 4 (3–9) | 4 (3–7) | 4 (3–9) | 4 (3–9) | 4 (3–9) |
Data displayed as mean ± standard deviation if not otherwise stated
NAS numeric analogue scale, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, COMI Core Outcome Measures Index, PF comp Patellofemoral Compartment, TF comp Tibiofemoral Compartment, CID Clinically Important Difference
aDisplayed as median (minimum–maximum)