Multiple Lesion Matrix-Induced Chondrocyte Implantation Procedure in a Collegiate Football Athlete: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT

CASE A 21-year-old male division I collegiate athlete presented for right knee pain, effusion, and mechanical symptoms. The patient was found to have 2.4 × 2-cm medial patellar facet, 1 × 0.8-cm central trochlea, and 2.5 × 3-cm lateral femoral condyle articular cartilage defects on arthroscopy. The patient was treated with a matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) procedure for all 3 lesions. At 9 months postoperatively, the patient returned to full American football activities and remains asymptomatic 16 months postoperatively. CONCLUSION: Multiple lesions and lesions involving the patellofemoral joint can be treated with a MACI procedure with short-term promising results in high-demand athletes.