Patients who experienced symptomatic relief did not complete autologous cartilage implantation

CHICAGO — Almost half of patients scheduled to undergo autologous cartilage implantation did not complete both stages of the procedure due to symptomatic relief, according to results presented here.

“We found that, at a mean follow-up of 3.6 years, about 45% of patients did not complete both stages of [autologous cartilage implantation],” Jonathan C. Riboh, MD, said in his presentation at the International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting. “That is because the majority of the patients had symptomatic relief from the creation of stable vertical edge to their chondral lesions and debridement of any loose cartilage.”

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