title: "One step" treatment of juvenile osteochondritis dissecans in the knee: clinical results and T2 mapping characterization.
abstract: Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) is an increasingly common cause of knee pain and dysfunction among skeletally immature and young adult patients. An ideal treatment strategy with an optimal surgical technique to repair the osteochondral lesions in these patients is still controversial. The goal of this study is to evaluate and report the clinical and MRI findings for the treatment of OCD in the pediatric knee with bone marrow-derived cell transplantation by using a one-step surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: II Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Via G.C. Pupilli 1, Bologna 40136, Italy. France_vannini@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vannini
authors.forename: Milva
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cavallo
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giannini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome