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A 10-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF AUTOGENOUS OSTEOCHONDRAL TRANSPLANTATION COMBINED WITH MEDIAL OPENING-WEDGE HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY FOR LARGE MEDIAL FEMORAL CONDYLE CHONDRAL DELAMINATION: A CASE REPORT
TAKUMA KABARA, EJ KONDO, AKHTO SOTOME, TAKAAK FUKU, MASATAKE MATSUOKA, KOJ IWASAK, TOMOHRO ONODERA, DASUKE MOMMA, NORMASA IWASAK
Joint Diseases and Related Surgery - 2025;36(2):444-455
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Chondral delamination, characterized by separation between the articular cartilage and subchondral bone, commonly affects middle-aged adults and can evolve into cartilage defects. Management of extensive chondral delamination presents a significant challenge, particularly in preserving the delaminated yet structurally intact cartilage. Despite its clinical importance, there is no standardized treatment protocol for this condition, and there are few long-term follow-up studies of its surgical management. This case report presents the long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of a novel combined surgical approach for large chondral delamination in a neutrally aligned knee, and discuss the benefits and potential complications of this treatment strategy. In conclusion, autogenous osteochondral transplantation combined with medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy shows excellent long-term functional outcomes for large medial femoral condyle chondral delamination.

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