Table 1 Overview of included studies
Study | Year | Journal | Country | Study design | Level of evidence | Type of osteotomy | Cartilage procedures | Number of patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shon et al. [20] | 2023 | Arthroscopy | South Korea | Retrospective comparative study | 3 | MOW | SD versus SD + PCHCA | 102 |
Kim et al. [21] | 2023 | Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil | South Korea | Retrospective comparative study | 3 | MOW | SVF versus hUCB-MSC | 50 |
Wu et al. [22] | 2023 | J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) | China | Retrospective case series | 4 | Not mentioned | No procedure | 50 |
Park et al. [23] | 2023 | Medicina (Kaunas) | South Korea | Retrospective case series | 4 | MOW | hUCB-MSC | 12 |
Lee et al. [24] | 2023 | Biomedicines | South Korea | Retrospective case series | 4 | MOW | No procedure | 65 |
Yang et al. [25] | 2022 | Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc | South Korea | Retrospective comparative study | 3 | MOW | BMAC versus hUCB-MSC | 110 |
Kim et al. [34] | 2022 | Orthop J Sports Med | South Korea | Cohort study | 3 | MOW | No procedure | 122 |
Otsuki et al. [26] | 2022 | Cartilage | Japan | Therapeutic case series | 4 | MOW | No procedure | 142 |
Jin et al. [32] | 2021 | Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc | South Korea | Retrospective comparative study | 3 | MOW | MFX versus BMAC | 91 |
Chung et al. [27] | 2021 | Int Orthop | South Korea | Retrospective case series | 4 | MOW | hUCB-MSC | 93 |
Iida et al. [28] | 2021 | J Exp Orthop | Japan | Therapeutic case series | 4 | MOW | MFX | 8 |
Song et al. [29] | 2020 | World J Stem Cells | South Korea | Retrospective case series | 4 | MOW | hUCB-MSC | 125 |
Lee et al. [30] | 2019 | BMC Musculoskelet Disord | South Korea | Retrospective case-control study | 3 | MOW | MFX versus no procedure | 87 |
Kim et al. [35] | 2017 | Am J Sports Med | South Korea | Randomized controlled trial | 2 | MOW | MFX versus MFX + collagen | 28 |
Kumagai et al. [31] | 2017 | Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc | Japan | Retrospective case series | 4 | MOW | No procedure | 131 |
Jung et al. [33] | 2015 | Arthroscopy | South Korea | Retrospective comparative study | 3 | MOW | SD versus no procedure | 61 |