Background: Cementless femoral stems are currently used in revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) with the surgeon choosing between various fixation modes. The outcomes are good in the medium term; however, some failures have been attributed to technical errors during implantation. When the decision has been made to use a press-fit implant, the impact of the surgeon's technique on the functional outcomes have not been explored in-depth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Osteochondritis dissecans of the patella (OCDP) is rare in adolescents. The objective of this study was to evaluate functional results of OCDP management in adolescents with mosaicplasty and to analyze proper integration of osteochondral grafts via MRI.
Methods: This is a retrospective series of eight cases of OCDP treated by mosaicplasty.