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Cartilage repair strategies in the knee: A survey of Turkish surgeons

dc.contributor.authorELMALI, NURZAT
dc.contributor.authorTandogan, Reha
dc.contributor.authorDemirel, Murat
dc.contributor.authorBOZKURT, MURAT
dc.contributor.authorBeyzadeoglu, Tahsin
dc.contributor.institutionauthorELMALI, NURZAT
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-25T20:59:39Z
dc.date.available2019-12-25T20:59:39Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-01
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the trends in cartilage repair strategies among Turkish orthopedic surgeons for isolated focal (osteo)chondral lesions of the knee joint. Materials and methods: A web-based survey of 21 questions consisting of surgical indications, techniques and time to return to sports was developed to investigate the preferences of members of the TOTBID and the TUSYAD. Results: A total of 147 surgeons answered the questionnaire.70% of the respondents were TUSYAD members. 82% of respondents had at least five years experience in arthroscopy. Half of the surgeons indicated that patient age of 50 was the upper limit for cartilage repair. Irrespective of activity level, microfracture (60e67%) was the most frequently used technique for lesions smaller 2.5 cm2 . In lesions larger than 4 cm2 , MACI was the most commonly advocated procedure (67%). In patients with high activity levels, mosaicplasty was the first choice (69%) for lesions between 2.5 and 4 cm2 in size, followed by MACI (27%). Conclusion: Patient age, activity level, BMI and lesion size were important determinants for the choice of treatment of isolated chondral lesions in the knee. These results reflect the choices of experienced knee surgeons in the country. Although not widely performed in Turkey and has limited reimbursement by the health care system, the first choice for defects over 4 cm2 was second generation ACI. Third party payers & health reimbursement authorities should take into account that large defects require methods which are relatively expensive and need high technology. Cross-sectional survey, Level II. © 2016 Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ 4.0/).en
dc.identifier.citationELMALI N., Tandogan R., Demirel M., BOZKURT M., Beyzadeoglu T., -Cartilage repair strategies in the knee: A survey of Turkish surgeons-, ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, cilt.50, ss.533-538, 2016
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aott.2016.08.011
dc.identifier.pubmed27876261
dc.identifier.scopus85007108660
dc.identifier.trdizinISSN: 1017-995X
dc.identifier.trdizinISSN: 1017-995X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/10874
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000392918000009
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen
dc.titleCartilage repair strategies in the knee: A survey of Turkish surgeons
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