The AMADEUS score is not a sufficient predictor for functional outcome after autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) of the knee: data from the German Cartilage Registry (KnorpelRegister DGOU).
Tizian HeinzJan OberfeldKarsten Sebastian LuetkensPhilip Mark AndersonIoannis StratosKonstantin HorasThorsten Alexander BleyMaximilian RudertStephan ReppenhagenManuel WeißenbergerPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)
Study results suggest no correlative capacity of the AMADEUS with routinely used PROMs in patients undergoing ACI. Therefore, radiographically assessed cartilage defect characteristics poorly translate to pre- and postoperative patient-reported outcome data.