Published online Nov 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i11.867
Peer-review started: June 17, 2021
First decision: July 28, 2021
Revised: July 28, 2021
Accepted: September 16, 2021
Article in press: September 16, 2021
Published online: November 18, 2021
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This research was initiated by being inspired by the article titled "Treatment of osteochondral defects with tendon autografts in a dog knee model" made in 1999 and the articles titled "Tendon regeneration: an anatomical and histological study in sheep" published in 2004.
Our teacher Ahmet Uğur Turhan's interest in joint surgery and his publications in 1999-2004 inspired him.
In order to protect the knee joint, the authors share the new technique with the world, and share the results with the world and to inspire new publications.
A report of multiple patients with the same treatment, but no control group or comparison group.
All parameters of the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) score improved significantly in all patients. Patients with lesions less than 4 cm2 had a significantly better overall KOOS than patients with lesions greater than 4 cm2.
Autologous tendon transplantation has satisfactory clinical and radiological results in patients with osteochondral lesions of the knee.
The autologous tendon transplantation is a single-step, safe, simple, cost-effective method for the treatment of knee osteochondritis dissecans with satisfactory.