Table 4.
Surgery-related complications and subsequent interventions
| AE # | Initial Surgery | Revision surgery required | Type of Complication | Subsequent Intervention | Time after surgery (month) | AE Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complications directly related to minced cartilage procedure | ||||||
| 1 | Minced cartilage procedure and lateral meniscectomy | No | Persistent pain | Single intraarticular corticosteroid infiltration | 19 | 2 |
| 2 | Minced cartilage procedure and medial meniscectomy | No | Slight pain and mechanical symptoms due to hypertrophic cartilage | None | 60 | 1 |
| 3 | Minced cartilage procedure including spongiosaplastic | Yes | Persistent cartilage damage, plica infrapatellaris | Plica removal and revision minced cartilage procedure | 60 | 3 |
| 4 | Minced cartilage procedure | No | Delayed wound healing | None | 1 | 1 |
| Complication not related to minced cartilage procedure | ||||||
| 5 | MPFL reconstruction and minced cartilage procedure | Yes | Medial tightness and pain, persistent retropatellar crepitus | MPFL release | 16 | 3 |
| 6 | MPFL reconstruction and minced cartilage procedure | Yes | Partial MPFL graft failure and retropatellar scarring | Arthroscopy and debridement | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Minced cartilage procedure and ACLR | No | Motion deficit | Physical therapy | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Minced cartilage procedure and ORIF proximal tibia | Yes | Motion deficit, osteophytosis | Arthroscopy, arthrolysis, osteophyte removal | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Minced cartilage and distal femoral osteotomy | No | Delayed wound healing at osteotomy site | None | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Minced cartilage procedure | Yes | Trauma accident with chondral injury | Surgical treatment with minced cartilage procedure | 44 | |
AE adverse event, # number of complications, MC minced cartilage, MPFL medial patellofemoral ligament, ACLR anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, ORIF Open reduction internal fixation