[Cartilage-perichondrium autografting for the repair articular cartilage defects of finger: a report of 11 cases].
OBJECTIVE
To study the clinical effects of self-invented cartilage-perichondrium autografting for the repair of articular cartilage defects, so as to reconstruct the joint surface.


METHODS
Among total 11 patients with hand injuries from Oct. 2005 to Oct. 2009, 7 patients were male and 4 patients were female, ranging in age from 17 to 50 years, with an average of 29 years. All the patients had serious injuries of finger joint and were treated with cartilage-perichondrium autografting. After the operation, function exercises were performed, and composite scores of joints at hand were used to evaluate therapeutic effects.


RESULTS
All the patients were followed-up from 1 to 4 years with an average of 24 months. The operation of all the patients were successful, and there were no infection. The mean score was (41.0 +/- 0.63) in 2 years after operation. Eight patients got an excellent result (> 38 scores), 2 good (from 35 to 38 scores) and 1 bad (< 30 scores).


CONCLUSIONS
The cartilage-perichondrium autografting method is effective to reconstruct the defects of articular cartilage, and decrease the disablement rate of hand injuries.
Department of Orthopaedics, Buji People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518112, Guangdong, China. chyiq2000@yahoo.com
Yi-Quan
YQ
Chen
Tai-Zhen
TZ
Yuan
Jian
J
Wang
Guo-Ling
GL
Gong
Zuo-Ling
ZL
Li
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000235:genetics; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000002:abnormalities*; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult