Table 3.
Juvenile osteochondritis dissecans drilling outcomes
| Study | Patient-oriented outcomes | Complications | Number of lesions healed on radiographs | Time to healing on radiographs (months)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley and Dandy [5] | Pain report: 9 no pain, 2 less pain | None | 10 of 11 | NR |
| Lee and Mercurio [22] | Pain-free | NR | Healed | NR |
| Aglietti et al. [2] | All pain-free | None | 16 of 16 | 4.9 (2–8) |
| Anderson et al. [4] | IKDC: NL: 14, NN: 4, Abn: 1, severely abn: 1 Hughston: 15 excellent, 4 good, 1 poor | None | 18 of 20 healed | 4.4 (1–9) |
| Kocher et al. [19] | Lysholm: 92.8 (58–100) | NR | 30 of 30 | 4.4 (1–11) |
| Louisia et al. [25] | Hughston: 12 excellent, 2 good, 1 fair, 1 poor | NR | 12 of 17 healed | NR |
| Kawasaki et al. [18] | Lysholm: 97.6 (87–100) Hughston: 11 excellent, 4 good | NR | 15 of 15 healed | 4 (3–5) |
| Donaldson and Wojtys [9] | 11 excellent (asymptomatic, full activities), 1 fair | None | 16 of 16 | 8.5 (5–14.5) |
| Adachi et al. [1] | Lysholm: 95.8 (89–100) Hughston: 16 excellent, 1 good, 1 poor | None | 19 of 20 | 4.4 (2–8) |
| Edmonds et al. [10] | All pain-free | None | 49 of 59 | 11.8 (1.3–47.3) |
| Ojala et al. [27] | Hughston: 3 excellent, 1 good, 1 failure | None | N/A | NR |
* Values expressed as means with ranges in parentheses; NR = not reported; IKDC = International Knee Documentation Committee; NL = normal; NN = near normal; Abn = abnormal.