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Table 1 Details of clinical studies

From: Calcium phosphate injection of symptomatic bone marrow lesions of the knee: what is the current clinical evidence?

Author and year

Number of patients

Age at presentation/ mean (±SD)/median (range)

Duration of nonoperative treatment (pre-procedure)

Mechanical axis evaluated preoperatively (Y/N)

Bone substitute material used

Postoperative regimen Weight- bearing

Duration of follow up (months)

Mean (±SD)/median (range)

Outcome measures

Complications (number)

Conway et al. [20] 2019

1

54

NR

N

AccuFill®

Toe-touch

24

VAS

Increased pain

Bonadio et al. [12] 2017

5

67.7(±9.67)

3

Y

Graftys HBS®

Full

6 (±NR)

KOOS

VAS

Graft extravasation (1)

Byrd et al. [21] 2017

133

57 (38–84)

NR

N

AccuFill®

NR

32.1 (24–43)

VAS

NR

Cohen et al. [11] 2016

66

55.9 (35–76)

2

Y

AccuFill®

As tolerated + crutches

24 (NR)

VAS

IKDC

Persistent drainage (1)

Deep vein thrombosis (1)

Chatterjee et al. [17] 2015

22

53.5 (38–70)

3

Y

AccuFill®

Partial (2/52)

12 (6–24)

KOOS

T-L

NR

Nevalainen et al. [7] 2015

2

42

58

8

NR

N

N

AccuFill®

AccuFill®

NR

NR

6

14

NR

NR

NR

NR

Farr et al. [13] 2013

59

55.6 (35–76)

6

Y

AccuFill®

As tolerated + crutches

14.7 (±NR)

VAS

IKDC

SF12

Extravasation (N/R)

Significant pain treated with nerve block (NR)

Davis et al. [22] 2015

50

55 (36–82)

NR

NR

NR

NR

14.6 (12.9–25.1)

VAS

NR

  1. SD standard deviation, NR not reported, Y yes, N no, VAS visual analog scale, KOOS Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, IKDC International Knee Documentation Committee, T-L Tegner Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, SF-12 Short Form Survey Score