Osteochondritis dissecans of the medial femoral condyle : New cell-free scaffold as a treatment option.

ABSTRACT

There is no gold standard in treating osteochondral lesions, which is why the treatment remains very challenging. Osteochondral defects can occur in any joint, but the most common locations are the knee and the ankle. Trauma, repeated microtrauma, avascular necrosis and osteochondritis dissecans (a special type of avascular necrosis) are blamed for the cartilage damage and the damage of adjacent subchondral bone. The self-healing ability of the cartilage is unfortunately very poor; thus, it is necessary to develop new methods of cartilage repair. Unfortunately, few data and long-term survival rates for these new scaffolds are available. We report a case of osteochondritis dissecans treated with a new cell-free scaffold MaioRegen® (Fin-Ceramica Faenza Spa, Faenza, Italy).