Valentina Viglione, Luca Berveglieri, Giuseppe Filardo, Roberto Buda, Sandro Giannini, Cesare Faldini, Francesca Vannini
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term clinical efficacy of first-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) technique for osteochondral lesions of the ankle joint. METHODS: Eleven patients with symptomatic OLTs underwent ACI from December 1997 to October 2002. A total of 9 patients (5 men, 4 women, age 25.2 ± 6.3) were evaluated at baseline and at 1, 3, 10 years, and at final follow-up of minimum 20 years with AOFAS ankle-hindfoot score, NRS for pain, and with the Tegner score...
April 18, 2024: Foot and Ankle Surgery: Official Journal of the European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons