Predictors of Functional Outcome After Microfracture Treatment of Cartilage Defects of the Knee.

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that MFx is a successful first-line treatment option for small articular cartilage defects (≤ 4 cm2) of the knee and provides good function and pain relief in the mid-term. The predictors of poor functional outcomes were older age, higher BMI, longer time from diagnosis to surgery, larger lesion size and lower MOCART score. PMID: 33197956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Surgical Technology International - Category: Surgery Tags: Surg Technol Int Source Type: research