Reliability of the novel MRI-based OCD lesion healing assessment tool for adolescent OCD of the knee

Аннотация

One of the most debatable issues in osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) research is bone and cartilage healing assessment during OCD postoperative management. The x-ray scale developed by Wall and colleagues is a commonly used evaluation tool for OCD lesion assessment. This tool has excellent reliability but is associated with radiologic exposure. Also, it provides complete information about bone structure only, even though the articular cartilage is also involved in the pathological process. Lack of cartilage assessment combined with radiation exposure facilitated the development of the novel MRI-based OCD healing assessment tool. It could draw attention to bone and cartilage during healing assessment to improve decision-making in the postoperative period after OCD treatment.