Table 1.
Papers fulfilling our criteria of selection.
| Author(s) | Level of evidence | Number of patients | Mean size of lesion | AOFAS pre-op | AOFAS post-op | AOFAS increase | Follow-up | RTA | Satisfactory Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxena et al. [2] | 4, Prospective Case series | 46 (26 MF, 20 ABG) | ND | MF =54,6 ABG =46,1 |
MF =94,4 ABG =93,4 |
MF =39,8 ABG =47,3 |
2 to 8 years | Total=17.0±5.3 MF=15.1±4.0 ABG=19.6±5.9 (weeks) |
96% |
| Chuckpaiwong et al. [16] | 4, Prognostic case series | 105 MF | 8,84 mm | 41 | 68 | 27 | 31.6±12.1 months | 16 to 30 (weeks) | 70% |
| Ferkel et al. [17] | 4, Case series | 50 | ND | ND | 84 | ND | 71 months | 9 months | 72% |
| Corominas et al. [19] | Case report | 1 | 14 mm | ND | 90 at 2 years 100 at 5 years |
ND | 5 years | 3 for jogging, 6 for full range of sports (months) | 100% |
| Doornberg et al. [20] | Case report | 1 | ND | ND | 90 at 2 years | ND | ND | ND | 100% |
| Giannini et al. [23] | 4, Case series | 10 | 3,1 cm2 | 37,9±17,8 | 92,7±9,9 | 54,8±7,9 | 119±6,5 months | ND | 90% |
| Giannini et al. [24] | 4, Case series | 46 | 1,58 cm2 | 57.2±14.3 | 89.5±13.4 | 32,3±0,9 | 36 months | ND | 82,5% |
| Magnan et al. [25] | 4, Case series | 30 | 2,36 cm2 | 36,9 | 83,9 | 47 | 45 months | 15 RTA in 2 months; 8 failed RTA for pain; 7 failed RTA for non clinical related reasons | 83,4 % |
| Giannini et al. [26] | 4, Case series | 48 | 2.1 cm2 | 64.4 ± 14.5 | 91.4 ± 7.7 | 27 | 24 months | 4.4 low impact sport; 11,3 high impact sport (months) | 72,9 % |
| Giannini et al. [27] | 4, Case series | 49 | 2.24±1.23 cm2 | 63.73±14.13 | 82.19±17.04 | 18.46±2,91 | 48±6,1 months | ND | ND |
| Cavallo et al. [28] | case report | 1 | 176 mm2 | 64 | 100 | 36 | 36 months (1 year after second surgery) | 1 year | 100% |
| Draper et al. [29] | Retrospective | 14 auto grafts 17 curettage and subchondral drilling | Debridement =85.2±58.7 mm2 ABG= 156.4 ± 69.4 mm2 |
ND | graft, 6.9± 1.6, curettage + drilling, 4.5±1.9 [1–10] | ND | 71.5±21.1 months | ND | ND |
| Hangody et al. [30] | 4, Case series | 39 | 1,7 cm2 | 63 (HHS) | 91 (HHS) | 28 (HHS) | 9,6 years | ND | ND |
| Sammarco et al. [31] | 4, Case series | 12 autograft | 61,6 mm2 | 64.4 | 90.8 | 26.4 | 25,3 months | 9 months | 95% |
| Paul et al. [32] | 4, Case series | 131 autograft | ND | Pain VAS 6,3±3 mean Lysholm score for this study group was 88 ±18 points | VAS 2,7±2,6 | ND | 60±28, 4 months | ND | ND |
| Valdebarrano et al. [33] | 4, Case series | 12 autograft (mosaicplasty) | 135 mm2 | 45.9 | 80.2 | 35.3 | 72 months | ND | 92% |