High degree of consensus amongst an expert panel regarding focal resurfacing of chondral and osteochondral lesions of the femur with mini-implants

• Published in: Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 4027 - 4034
• Main Authors: Becher, Christoph, Megaloikonomos, Panayiotis D., Lind, Martin, Eriksson, Karl, Brittberg, Mats, Beckmann, Johannes, Verdonk, Peter, Högström, Magnus, Konradsen, Lars, Holz, Johannes, Franz, Alois, Feucht, Matthias J., Kösters, Clemens, van Buul, Gerben, Sköldenberg, Olof, Emans, Pieter J., Boutefnouchet, Tarek, Nathwani, Dinesh, McNicholas, Mike J., O’Donnell, Turlough, Spalding, Tim, Stålman, Anders, Ostermeier, Sven, Imhoff, Andreas B., Shearman, Alexander D., Hirschmann, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agreements; Chondral; Consensus; Decision making; Defect; Delphi method; Femur; Guidelines; Knee; Lesions; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mini-implants; Orthopaedic implants; Orthopedics; Ortopedi; Osteochondral; Resurfacing; Sports Medicine; Surveys; Transplants & implants; Mini-implants; Knee; Osteochondral; Chondral; Defect; Resurfacing; Consensus

Introduction The rationale for the use of mini-implants for partial resurfacing in the treatment of femoral chondral and osteochondral lesions is still under debate. The evidence supporting best practise guidelines is based on studies with low-level evidence. A consensus group of experts was convene...