CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-10-26DOI: 10.1177/19476035231201056
Miguel A Khoury, Karim Chamari, Montassar Tabben, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Emmanuel Papacostas, Theodorakys Marín Fermín, Markus Laupheimer, Pieter D'Hooghe
{"title":"Response to Comments by Zhao et al. Regarding \"Knee Osteoarthritis: Clinical and MRI Outcomes After Multiple Intra-Articular Injections With Expanded Autologous Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells or Platelet-Rich Plasma\".","authors":"Miguel A Khoury, Karim Chamari, Montassar Tabben, Khalid Alkhelaifi, Emmanuel Papacostas, Theodorakys Marín Fermín, Markus Laupheimer, Pieter D'Hooghe","doi":"10.1177/19476035231201056","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231201056","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368904/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50160810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-09-18DOI: 10.1177/19476035231191202
José M Lamo-Espinosa, Jorge Gómez-Álvarez, Elena Pascual Roquet-Jalmar, Asier Iribarren, Anne Recke, María Cruz Roa, Andrés Valentí-Azcárate, Froilán Granero-Moltó, Mikel San-Julián
{"title":"Femoroacetabular Impingement and the Effect of Osteochondroplasty on Hip Osteoarthritis Prevention: The Pandora's Box Opening Process.","authors":"José M Lamo-Espinosa, Jorge Gómez-Álvarez, Elena Pascual Roquet-Jalmar, Asier Iribarren, Anne Recke, María Cruz Roa, Andrés Valentí-Azcárate, Froilán Granero-Moltó, Mikel San-Julián","doi":"10.1177/19476035231191202","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231191202","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study was conducted to assess the effect of osteochondroplasty on osteoarthritis (OA) prevention, comparing radiological evolution between identical hips from the same patient who had undergone unilateral surgery.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed radiological evolution between hips with similar shape from the same patient who had undergone unilateral surgery. In all, 56 FAI patients (112 hips) with a mean age of 42.18 ± 9.16 years and had undergone unilateral arthroscopy treatment have been included. Four independent researchers measured Wiberg, Acetabular and Alpha angles, Extrusion index, and Tönnis classification preoperatively to verify that operated and non-operated hips had the same shape. OA evolution was assessed by joint space width (JSW) in 3 different articular points and Tönnis classification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No preoperative anatomical differences were present between groups (<i>P</i> > 0.05). At the end of follow-up (31.9 months), a decrease of JSW in the 3 points measured was found in OP hips (OP vs. N-OP; <i>P</i> < 0.01). These results were correlated with changes in the proportion of patients who progressed to grade III in Tönnis classification (from 1.3% preoperative to 23.2% at the end of follow-up).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Osteochondroplasty and labrum procedures were not associated with OA prevention. The OP hips showed a faster OA degeneration, which was not seen in the N-OP. These results will encourage hip surgeons to perform further investigations to avoid the \"Pandora's Box Opening Process.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10313061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Polyglycolic Acid Meniscal Scaffold for Irreparable Meniscal Tear.","authors":"Shuhei Otsuki, Shunsuke Sezaki, Yoshinori Okamoto, Takashi Ishitani, Hitoshi Wakama, Masashi Neo","doi":"10.1177/19476035231193087","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231193087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Meniscal tears treated with a partial meniscectomy could induce knee osteoarthritis, thereby altering or damaging knee kinetics and biomechanics. We have developed a meniscal scaffold made of polyglycolic acid (PGA) coated with polylactic acid/caprolactone (PGA scaffold), which could induce new tissue growth of meniscus-like tissue. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel meniscal scaffold for the treatment of irreparable meniscal injuries.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This study describes the findings of a cyclic torque test and first clinical trial of a PGA scaffold for inducing meniscus-like tissue in humans. As the first step, biomechanical testing of the PGA scaffold was performed using a cyclic torque test. Six patients underwent arthroscopic implantation of the PGA scaffold. Furthermore, the patients underwent preoperative clinical, serological, radiographic, and magnetic resonance imaging examinations at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. The patients also underwent a second-look arthroscopy 12 months after implantation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Torque increased with increasing cyclic loading. However, no structural damage to the sample was noted after 70,000 loading cycles. All patients showed improvement in pain, Lysholm scores, Tegner activity scores, International Knee Documentation Committee, and knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome. The second-look arthroscopy revealed that meniscal tissue had regenerated in 5 patients (83%). Radiography and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed no progression of degenerative joint disease.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The PGA scaffold could tolerate shear forces, did not produce safety concerns, and may have therapeutic potentials for irreparable meniscal tears in humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368900/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10073314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-05-06DOI: 10.1177/19476035221118656
Mary Crisol, Kezhou Wu, Barry Congdon, Tamara D Skene-Arnold, Leila Laouar, Janet A W Elliott, Nadr M Jomha
{"title":"Chondrocyte Viability of Particulated Porcine Articular Cartilage Is Maintained in Tissue Storage After Cryoprotectant Exposure, Vitrification, and Tissue Warming.","authors":"Mary Crisol, Kezhou Wu, Barry Congdon, Tamara D Skene-Arnold, Leila Laouar, Janet A W Elliott, Nadr M Jomha","doi":"10.1177/19476035221118656","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035221118656","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Vitrification of articular cartilage (AC) is a promising technique which may enable long-term tissue banking of AC allografts. We previously developed a 2-step, dual-temperature, multi-cryoprotectant agent (CPA) loading protocol to cryopreserve particulated AC (1 mm<sup>3</sup> cubes). Furthermore, we also determined that the inclusion of ascorbic acid (AA) effectively mitigates CPA toxicity in cryopreserved AC. Prior to clinical translation, chondrocytes must remain viable after tissue re-warming and before transplantation. However, the effects of short-term hypothermic storage of particulated AC after vitrification and re-warming are not documented. This study evaluated the chondrocyte viability of post-vitrified particulated AC during a 7-day tissue storage period at 4 °C. We hypothesized that porcine particulated AC could be stored for up to 7 days after successful vitrification without significant loss of cell viability, and these results would be enhanced when cartilage is incubated in storage medium supplemented with clinical grade AA.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Three experimental groups were examined at 5 time points: a fresh control (only incubated in medium), a vitrified - AA group, and a vitrified + AA group (<i>N</i> = 7).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a mild decline in cell viability but both treatment groups maintained a viability of greater than 80% viable cells which is acceptable for clinical translation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We determined that particulated AC can be stored for up to 7 days after successful vitrification without a clinically significant decline in chondrocyte viability. This information can be used to guide tissue banks regarding the implementation of AC vitrification to increase cartilage allograft availability.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368895/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9415258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-10-16DOI: 10.1177/19476035231205682
Harry S Battersby, Skylar C Holmes, Eric J Shumski, Caitlyn E Heredia, Steven A Garcia, Derek N Pamukoff
{"title":"The Influence of Knee Position on Ultrasound Imaging of Femoral Cartilage in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.","authors":"Harry S Battersby, Skylar C Holmes, Eric J Shumski, Caitlyn E Heredia, Steven A Garcia, Derek N Pamukoff","doi":"10.1177/19476035231205682","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231205682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Articular cartilage is important for knee function and can be imaged using ultrasound. The purpose was to compare femoral cartilage thickness and echo intensity (EI) measured at 90° and 140° of knee flexion and between limbs in a cohort with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). We also examined associations between gait biomechanics and cartilage outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-seven individuals with primary unilateral ACLR participated (12 men, 15 women; age = 22.3 ± 3.8 years; time since ACLR = 71.2 ± 47.2 months). Ultrasound was used to obtain femoral cartilage measurements. Gait outcomes included peak KFA (knee flexion angle) and peak external knee flexion moment (KFM). Cartilage outcomes were compared using a 2 (<i>position</i>) × 2 (<i>limb</i>) repeated measures ANOVA (analysis of variance). Gait and cartilage associations were assessed using linear regression.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>There were no position × limb interactions for any cartilage outcome (all <i>P</i> > 0.05). Medial (<i>P</i> = 0.038) and central cartilage (<i>P</i> < 0.001) were thicker, whereas central (<i>P</i> = 0.029) and lateral cartilage EI (<i>P</i> = 0.003) were lower when measured at 90° than those at 140° of knee flexion. Medial cartilage was thicker in the ACLR than that in the contralateral limb (<i>P</i> = 0.016). A larger KFM was associated with thicker medial cartilage (ΔR<sup>2</sup> = 0.146, <i>P</i> = 0.021) and central cartilage (ΔR<sup>2</sup> = 0.159, <i>P</i> = 0.039) measured at 140° of knee flexion in the ACLR limb but not at 90°.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Findings suggest that imaging position influences cartilage thickness and EI measurements in individuals with ACLR and should be considered in study designs and clinical evaluation. A greater KFM was associated with thicker cartilage within specific portions of the distal femur.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41232507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-10-10DOI: 10.1177/19476035231183256
Jairo Triana, Naina Rao, Michael Buldo-Licciardi, Ariana Lott, Nicole D Rynecki, Jordan Eskenazi, Michael J Alaia, Laith M Jazrawi, Eric J Strauss, Kirk A Campbell
{"title":"Kinesiophobia and Pain Catastrophizing Leads to Decreased Return to Sport Following Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation but Does Not Affect Return to Work.","authors":"Jairo Triana, Naina Rao, Michael Buldo-Licciardi, Ariana Lott, Nicole D Rynecki, Jordan Eskenazi, Michael J Alaia, Laith M Jazrawi, Eric J Strauss, Kirk A Campbell","doi":"10.1177/19476035231183256","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231183256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the effect of fear of reinjury on return to sport (RTS), return to work (RTW), and clinical outcomes following autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A retrospective review of patients who underwent ACI with a minimum of 2 years in clinical follow-up was conducted. Patient-reported outcomes collected included the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). Kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing was assessed using the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11) and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), respectively. Patients were surveyed on their RTS and RTW status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-seven patients (50.9% female) were included in our analysis. Twenty-two (38.6%) patients did not RTS. Of the 35 patients (61.4%) who returned, nearly half (48.6%) returned at a lower level of play. TSK-11 (<i>P</i> = 0.003), PCS (<i>P</i> = 0.001), and VAS pain scores (<i>P</i> < 0.001) were significantly greater in patients that did not RTS than in those who returned. All KOOS subscores analyzed were significantly lower (<i>P</i> < 0.001) in patients that did not RTS than in those who returned at the same level or higher. Of the 44 (77.2%) patients previously employed, 97.7% returned to work. Increasing TSK-11 scores were associated with lower odds of returning to sport (<i>P</i> = 0.003).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Fear of reinjury decreases the likelihood that patients will return to sport after ACI. Patients that do not return to sport report significantly greater levels of fear of reinjury and pain catastrophizing and lower clinical knee outcomes. Nearly all patients were able to return to work after surgery.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>IV case series.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368903/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41182130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-10-18DOI: 10.1177/19476035231207780
Julia S Retzky, Guilherme M Palhares, Morgan Rizy, Paige Hinkley, Andreas H Gomoll, Sabrina M Strickland
{"title":"Multi-Surface Cartilage Defects about the Knee Treated with Cartilage Restoration Procedures Show Good Outcomes and Survivorship at Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up.","authors":"Julia S Retzky, Guilherme M Palhares, Morgan Rizy, Paige Hinkley, Andreas H Gomoll, Sabrina M Strickland","doi":"10.1177/19476035231207780","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231207780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to evaluate the outcomes, survivorship, and complications following multi-surface cartilage procedures at minimum 2-year follow-up.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Patients with either (1) single-surface osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCAT) with third-generation matrix-induced autologous cultured chondrocyte implantation (MACI) or particulated juvenile cartilage implantation (DeNovo), or (2) multiple-surface OCAT ± associated MACI/DeNovo procedures for grade IV chondral or osteochondral defects about the knee with minimum 2-year follow-up were analyzed. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) subscales, were obtained preoperatively and at minimum 2 years postoperatively. The percentage of patients who met the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for each PROM was reported. Failure was defined as revision OCAT, conversion to patellofemoral/total/unicompartmental joint arthroplasty, or Arthrosurface HemiCAP placement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 257 patients identified, 35 were included. There was a significant increase in IKDC, KOOS-pain, KOOS-symptom, KOOS-sport, and KOOS-quality of life scores from preoperative to postoperative evaluation (<i>P</i> < 0.03 for all). More than 50% of patients met the MCID for each PROM. There were 2 failures, 1 of the patella and 1 of the medial femoral condyle, at 39.7 and 38.6 months postoperatively, respectively.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Multi-surface cartilage procedures are a safe, efficacious treatment option for multifocal cartilage defects about the knee at short-term follow-up.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368898/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49674665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-04-13DOI: 10.1177/19476035231163032
Preston N Wolfe, Aaron M Stoker, Emily Leary, Brett D Crist, Chantelle C Bozynski, James L Cook
{"title":"Evaluation of Serum and Urine Biomarker Panels for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Prior to Onset of Secondary Osteoarthritis.","authors":"Preston N Wolfe, Aaron M Stoker, Emily Leary, Brett D Crist, Chantelle C Bozynski, James L Cook","doi":"10.1177/19476035231163032","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231163032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluate serum and urine biomarker panels for their capabilities in discriminating between individuals (13- to 34-years-olds) with healthy hips versus those with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) prior to diagnosis of secondary hip osteoarthritis (OA).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Urine and serum were collected from individuals (15-33 years old) with DDH, prior to and following diagnosis of hip OA, and from age-matched healthy-hip controls. Samples were analyzed for panels of protein biomarkers with potential for differentiation of hip status using receiver operator characteristic curve (area under curve [AUC]) assessments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multiple urine and serum biomarker panels effectively differentiated individuals with DDH from healthy-hip controls in a population at risk for developing secondary hip OA with the best performing panel demonstrating an AUC of 0.959. The panel comprised of two serum and two urinary biomarkers provided the highest combined values for sensitivity, 0.85, and specificity, 1.00, while a panel of four serum biomarkers provided the highest sensitivity, 0.93, while maintaining adequate specificity, 0.71.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Results of this study indicate that panels of protein biomarkers measured in urine and serum may be able to differentiate young adults with DDH from young adults with healthy hips. These data suggest the potential for clinical application of a routine diagnostic method for cost-effective and timely screening for DDH in at-risk populations. Further development and validation of these biomarker panels may result in highly sensitive and specific tools for early diagnosis, staging, and prognostication of DDH, as well as treatment decision making and monitoring capabilities.</p><p><strong>Level of evidence: </strong>III.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9290139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CARTILAGEPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2023-10-17DOI: 10.1177/19476035231186688
Luke E Visscher, Cathal McCarthy, Jordy White, Kevin Tetsworth
{"title":"Asymmetric Post-Traumatic Knee Arthritis Is Closely Correlated With Both Severity and Time for Lower Limb Coronal Plane Malalignment.","authors":"Luke E Visscher, Cathal McCarthy, Jordy White, Kevin Tetsworth","doi":"10.1177/19476035231186688","DOIUrl":"10.1177/19476035231186688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Mechanical alignment of the lower limbs has been suggested to cause abnormal uneven loading across the compartments at the knee, but its contribution to the initiation and progression of arthritis remains controversial. This study aimed to establish whether malalignment of the lower limb after trauma is associated with worsened arthritis scores in the theoretically overloaded compartment, and if arthritis scores continuously correlate with the degree of malalignment and time with deformity.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>After screening 1160 X-rays, 60 patients were identified with long-leg radiographs > 2 years after fracture. Measurement of mechanical axis deviation (MAD) divided into groups of varus malalignment (<i>n</i> = 16, >16 mm), valgus (<i>n</i> = 25, <0 mm), and normal alignment (<i>n</i> = 19). Alignment and bilateral knee compartmental arthritis scores were recorded by three clinicians, compared via analysis of variance and assessed with linear regression against time since injury using MAD as a covariate.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In varus and valgus malalignment, there was a greater mean arthritis score in the \"overloaded\" compartment compared to the contralateral side, with varus medial Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) scores 5.17 ± 2.91 vs 3.50 ± 2.72 (<i>P</i> = 0.006) and Kellegren-Lawrence scores 2.65 ± 1.19 vs 1.79 ± 1.24 (<i>P</i> ≤ 0.001). In a linear regression model, OARSI arthritis score was significantly associated with absolute MAD (0.6/10 mm MAD, <i>P</i> < 0.001) and time (0.7/decade, <i>P</i> ≤ 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Malalignment consistently results in more advanced arthritis scores in the overloaded compartment, most likely related to abnormal loading across the knee. Severity of arthritis using OARSI grading continuously correlates with degree of malalignment and time with deformity after post-traumatic malunion.</p>","PeriodicalId":9626,"journal":{"name":"CARTILAGE","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368894/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41232605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}