Postural Stability Outcomes after Arthroscopic Cell-Free Osteochondral Scaffold Surgery: A Pilot Study

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the static and dynamic postural stability in patients undergone arthroscopic cell-free osteochondral scaffold surgery due to talus ostekondrol lesions. METHODS: 8 patients diagnosed with osteochondral lesion of the talus urdergone arthroscopic cell-free osteokondral scaffold surgery were included in this study (mean age; 43.2±15.6 years). Only one patient was operated from non-dominant side. Static postural stability (SPS) was evaluated with"Biodex, Biosway Portable Balance System" as bilateral eyes open and closed 1 year after surgery. Dynamic postural stability (DPS) was assessed with the Y Balance Test (anterior, posteromedial, posterolateral directions). Score of static and dynamic postural stability between the operated side and the other side were compared with the Wilcoxon test. RESULTS: At the assesment of static postural stability, there was no statistical difference between the operated side and the other side in the anteroposterior, mediolateral and total scores (p>0.05). Similarly, all three directions of Y balance test values did not differ statistically between the two sides (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: It was determined that postural stability of patients who were applied arthroscopic cell-free osteokondral scaffold surgery in the operated side have reached the same level those of other side after 1 year surgery. This situation should be taken into consideration when planning the early stages of rehabilitation programs.