20
Participants
Start Date
November 5, 2014
Primary Completion Date
December 30, 2018
Study Completion Date
December 30, 2018
Percutaneous introduction of cannula
An 8 gauge cannula is introduced at the site of the bone marrow lesion. The introduction of the cannula is guided by fluoroscopy.
Magnetic resonance imaging
MRI scans will be performed on a 1.5 T (Signa Excite HD, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, USA) and a specific knee coil (HD TRKnee 8 Ch High Resolution Knee Array) will be used.
Bone Grafting
A bone substitute consisting of calcium phosphate will be injected through the cannula, previously inserted, filling the area of the bone marrow lesion. GRAFTYS HBS® (Graftys, Aix en Provence, France) will be used.
Hospital das Clinicas - University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
OTHER