Objective To compare the effects of arthroscopic debridement (AD)combined with bone marrow concentrate (BMAC)or plateletrich plasma (PRP)on symptoms,functional improvement and cartilage repair in patients with knee cartilage injury by a clinical prospective randomized controlled trial.Methods A total of 62 patients with unilateral knee cartilage injury admitted to 920th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force of Chinese People’s Liberation Army from July 2020 to August 2021 were included in this study,which including 29 males and 33 females.And their age ranged from 18 to 65 years old,with an average of (32.57±8.58)years old.The mean BMI was (23.02±1.26)kg/m2.And among them,there were 30 cases of grade I and 32 cases of grade Ⅱ according to the international cartilage repair society (ICRS)classification.Next,these clinical trial patients were randomly divided into AD+BMAC group (n=22),AD+PRP group (n=18),and AD group (n=22).Lysholm score,Tegner score,and numerical rating scale (NRS)were used to evaluate the improvement of symptoms and function of patients.MRI and magnetic resonance observation of cartilage repair tissue (MOCART)scores were used to evaluate the effect of cartilage repair.Results The follow-up time was 12 months.According to Lysholm,Tegner,and NRS scores,the symptoms and function of the three groups improved after operation (P<0.05),and the improvement was most obvious at 1 month after operation.And at 3,6,and 12 months after operation,the knee joint condition gradually decreased,but was still better than that before operation.The Lysholm,Tegner,and NRS scores of the AD+BMAC group were significantly better than those of the AD+PRP group and the AD group at 1,3,and 6 months after operation (P<0.05),while there was no significant difference in the relevant scores compared with the AD+PRP group at 12 months after operation (P>0.05),but they were still better than those of the AD group (P<0.05).And the Lysholm,Tegner,and NRS scores of the AD+PRP group were significantly better than those of the AD group at 1 and 3 months after operation (P<0.05),but no significant difference was found at 6 and 12 months after operation (P>0.05).In addition,the MOCART scores of the three groups at 12 months after operation were not significantly different from those before operation (P>0.05),and there was no significant difference between the three groups after operation (P>0.05).Conclusion In general,compared with AD alone,AD combined with BMAC or PRP is better in relieving symptoms and improving knee joint function,and both have achieved satisfactory short-term efficacy.Specifically,the efficacy of AD combined with BMAC is better than that of AD combined with PRP,and the effect lasts longer.Both AD combined with BMAC or PRP can prevent the further deterioration of knee joint injury,but there is no significant advantage in cartilage repair.
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