Arthroscopically assisted retrograde drilling for osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions of the knee.

  • Michael Hoffmann
  • Malte Schröder
  • Jan Philipp Petersen
  • Alexander Simon Spiro
  • Michael Kammal
  • Wolfgang Lehmann
  • Johannes Maria Rueger
  • Andreas H. Rücker

Abstract

Accurate retrograde drilling for osteochondritis dissecans lesions remains technically challenging. A novel, radiation-free method using an electromagnetic guidance system was developed, and its feasibility and accuracy for retrograde drilling procedures evaluated in an experimental setting.

Bibliographical data

Original languageEnglish
Article number11
ISSN0942-2056
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 22258653