
General Orthopaedics
Superior cartilage repair with BST-CarGel added to conventional microfracture treatment
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J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Sep 18;95(18):1640-50
Eighty patients aged 18 to 55 years, with a single focal cartilage lesion on the femoral condyles and moderate knee pain, were randomized to evaluate the efficacy of BST-CarGel (Piramal Life Sciences, Bio-Orthopaedic Division) treatment in addition to conventional microfracture treatment and physiotherapy over 12 weeks. Patients were primarily assessed for repair tissue quantity and quality evaluated at 12 months by quantitative 3D MRI. The evidence presented in this study demonstrated that BST-CarGel (Piramal Life Sciences, Bio-Orthopaedic Division) treatment resulted in superior cartilage tissue, increased quantity, and improved structural characteristics when compared to microfracture treatment alone. Secondary clinical outcomes (WOMAC and SF-36) were comparable between groups, along with similar safety outcomes.
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