Short term clinical evaluation of arthroscopic microfracture technique in the treatment of articular cartilage lesions in knee

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the short term effect of arthroscopic microfracture technique in the treatment of articular cartilage lesions in knee, for providing new ideas for clinical treatment of knee articular cartilage defects. Methods Seventy-eight patients with knee articular cartilage defects from October 2013 to November 2014 were selected. They were randomly divided into control group and treatment group with 39 cases in each group. The control group was treated by arthroscopic debridement, and the treatment group was treated by arthroscopic micro fracture technique. The treatment effect was observed in the two groups. Results The HSS scores (more than 85 points and 60 to 85 points) of patients in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P>0.05). The effective rate and total effective rate of the treatment group were 41.03% and 94.87% respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the control group (23.08% , 48.72%), the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions Using arthroscopic microfracture technique for the patient’s knee cartilage defects, the treatment effect is significant, it can effectively improve the efficacy and quality of life of patients, and improve the HSS score, so it can be widely applied. Key words: Arthroscopic microfracture technique; Articular cartilage defects; Arthroscopic debridement; Treatment effect