Course Lecture Pearls: Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy-Juvenile Cartilage, Viable Chondral Allograft_ What About the New Stuff

Juvenile Cartilage, Viable Chondral Allograft_ What About the New Stuff_-Dr. Eric Giza, M.D.

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Eric Iza discusses advancements in treating talus osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), emphasizing that microfracture alone is insufficient due to the talus's unique cartilage and bone challenges, including persistent bone marrow edema. He reviews global techniques, from autografts to cell-based therapies like MACE and juvenile cartilage allografts. Despite costs and insurance hurdles, these methods show promising improvements. Iza introduces emerging approaches using viable cartilage caps from patients themselves—particulated autologous chondrocyte implantation (PACE)—a potentially cost-effective, one-step arthroscopic procedure combining patient's own cells with scaffolds. He advocates arthroscopic management for mid-sized lesions to enhance outcomes with less invasiveness.

Keywords

talus osteochondritis dissecans

microfracture limitations

MACE therapy

particulated autologous chondrocyte implantation

arthroscopic management