Cartilage repair surgery prevents progression of knee degeneration

ConclusionsPatients with cartilage repair showed less progression of degenerative MRI changes at 6-year follow-up than a control cohort from the OAI with initially identical osteochondral defects. Patients with focal cartilage defects may profit from cartilage repair surgery since it may prevent progression of early osteoarthritis at the knee joint.Level of evidencePrognostic study, Level II.
Source: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research