Paper 53. Impact of Osteoarthritis on Outcomes After Implantation of an Aragonite-Based Scaffold for Knee Chondral and Osteochondral Defects: Analysis of an RCT at 5-Year Follow-up
Seth L. Sherman, Kenneth R. Zaslav, Andreas H. Gomoll, Peter Verdonk et autres
Objectives: An aragonite-based, biphasic, acellular scaffold (ABS) has been developed for the treatment knee cartilage lesions. Previously published results from an RCT comparing ABS to surgical standard of care (SSOC, i.e., debridement/microfracture) showed superior clinical outcomes at 24 months post-operatively. The purpose …