Subchondral bone: An emerging target for the treatment of articular surface lesions of the knee

Alessandro Sangiorgio, Luca Andriolo, Wayne Gersoff, Elizaveta Kon, Norimasa Nakamura, Stefan Nehrer, Francesca Vannini, Giuseppe Filardo

Publikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift (peer-reviewed)Übersichtsartikel

Abstract

PURPOSE: When dealing with the health status of the knee articular surface, the entire osteochondral unit has gained increasing attention, and in particular the subchondral bone, which plays a key role in the integrity of the osteochondral unit. The aim of this article was to discuss the current evidence on the role of the subchondral bone.

METHODS: Experts from different geographical regions were involved in performing a review on highly discussed topics about the subchondral bone, ranging from its etiopathogenetic role in joint degeneration processes to its prognostic role in chondral and osteochondral defects, up to treatment strategies to address both the subchondral bone and the articular surface.

DISCUSSION: Subchondral bone has a central role both from an aetiologic point of view and as a diagnostic tool, and its status was found to be relevant also as a prognostic factor in the follow-up of chondral treatment. Finally, the recognition of its importance in the natural history of these lesions led to consider subchondral bone as a treatment target, with the development of osteochondral scaffolds and procedures to specifically address osteochondral lesions.

CONCLUSION: Subchondral bone plays a central role in articular surface lesions from different points of view. Several aspects still need to be understood, but a growing interest in subchondral bone is to be expected in the upcoming future towards the optimization of joint preservation strategies.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, expert opinion.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummere12098
Seiten (von - bis)e12098
FachzeitschriftJournal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Jahrgang11
Ausgabenummer3
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2024

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