Autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus: What happens after 20 years?

Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term clinical efficacy of first-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) technique for osteochondral lesions of the ankle joint.

Methods: Eleven patients with symptomatic OLTs underwent ACI from December 1997 to October 2002. A total of 9 patients (5 men, 4 women, age 25.

Hyaluronic scaffold transplantation with bone marrow concentrate for the treatment of osteochondral lesions of the talus: durable results up to a minimum of 10 years.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical results of the transplantation of a hyaluronic acid membrane augmented with bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) in an one-step technique for the treatment of patients affected by osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLT).

Methods: A total of 101 patients (64 men, 37 women, age 32.9 ± 10.