Bone marrow edema-like signal after cartilage repair does not affect outcomes in a five-year follow-up
Question What is the clinical significance of bone marrow edema-like signal (BMELS) appearance after matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) or microfracture (MFX)? Finding There were no significant differences in patients with or without BMELS regarding the T2 ratio of the treated area, the MOCART 2.0, or clinical scores. Clinical relevance BMELS frequently appeared after cartilage repair, the appearance or the size dynamic after MACI and MFX did not affect clinical scores, morphological MRI results, or biochemical properties after 60 months.
Authors
- Jakob Kittinger
- Siegfried Trattnig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1623-3303)
- Vladimír Juráš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4026-5922)
- Ehsan Safai Zadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9775-3989)
- Pavol Szomolányi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-5528)
- Veronika Vetchy
- Marcus Raudner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7575-0090)
- Felix R. M. Koenig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6774-5469)
- Martin L. Watzenböck
Institutions
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Measurement Science of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Karl Landsteiner Society (AT)
- Austrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-11078-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Austrian Science Fund
- Universität Wien
- Agentúra na Podporu Výskumu a Vývoja
- Medizinische Universität Wien