Chang-Qing Zhang, Da-Jiang Du, Pei-Chun Hsu, Yan-Yan Song, Yun Gao, Zhen-Zhong Zhu, Wei-Tao Jia, You-Shui Gao, Ming-Hao Zheng, Hong-Yi Zhu, Fu-Chou Hsiang, Sheng-Bao Chen, Dong-Xu Jin, Jia-Gen Sheng, Yi-Gang Huang, Yong Feng, Jun-Jie Gao, Guang-Yi Li, Ji-Min Yin, Chen Yao, Chen-Yi Jiang, Peng-Bo Luo, Shi-Cong Tao, Chun Chen, Jin-Yu Zhu, Wei-Bin Yu
BACKGROUND: There is currently no ideal treatment for osteochondral lesions of the femoral head (OLFH) in young patients. METHODS: We performed a 1-year single-arm study and 2 additional years of follow-up of patients with a large (defined as >3 cm 2 ) OLFH treated with insertion of autologous costal cartilage graft (ACCG) to restore femoral head congruity after lesion debridement. Twenty patients ≤40 years old who had substantial hip pain and/or dysfunction after nonoperative treatment were enrolled at a single center...
December 7, 2022: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume