Hi JPoul
I'm new here and recently got OCD in my left ankle. I've been trying on PT but dit not help.
Just decided to go for surgery. Unfortunately, local surgeons here can only reccommend MF. I has not yet any surgery experience to give some advice. All I learn about OCD and accociated treatments comes from searching on Internet and reading through the forum.
There are quite many threads in here talking about Denovo so you can pick up some clues.
From what I learn I won't start with MF for low sucess and not sustainable cartilage. Hence only OATS is available for me though this procedure is not common locally. OATS is again the last chance of surgery.
When reading about Denovo and Biocartilage with BMAC, I see promising but too far ahead as nothing about these procedures taken in the region. Don't know when it comes. I talked to surgeons here they say I just googling and asking too much.
I also think before locking down to OATS, I would fly to America to see some specialist surgeons there about Denovo, Biocartilage..whether I have good chance of success with them. Not sure I can make it.
There are not available many official clinical reports for Denovo in the long term, mainly taken in America, or EU. You should investigate more about the success before making decision.
Just want to highlight some complications with this procedure so you can take account. They are integration cadaver cartilage and native one, overgrowth, hypo trophy as critical
Not much to share. Best luck with your movement
