Bacterin reported clinical trail results using OsteoSponge SC to treat medial shoulder lesions of the talus, which were published in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.
The study followed patients for two years after surgery and found the OsteoSponge SC procedure could address defects associated with subchondral bone pathology, including failed microfracture procedures and other treatment modalities. Bacterin is the only company in the market with a product specifically addressing subchondral bone repair in treating these defects with clinical evidence to support the technique.
The study included 12 adults with previously failed microfracture treatment who had talus defects. The patients underwent a malleolar osteotomy with OsteoSponge SC allograft. The patients reported significant pain and disability improvements after two years.
OsteoSponge SC is approved as a bone void filler to treat bony defects in the subchondral region of articulating joins.