Abstract
PURPOSE: In this study, we measured functional outcomes of patients treated arthroscopically with microfracture for full-thickness traumatic defects of the knee.
TYPE OF STUDY: A case series of patients with 7 to 17 years’ follow-up.
METHODS: Between 1981 and 1991, a total of 72 patients (75 knees) met the following inclusion criteria: (1) traumatic full-thickness chondral defect, (2) no meniscus or ligament injury, and (3) age 45 years and younger (range, 13 to 45 years). Seventy-one knees (95%) were available for final follow-up (range, 7 to 17 years). All patients completed self-administered questionnaires preoperatively and postoperatively.
RESULTS: The following results were significant at the P
Authors: Steadman JR1, Briggs KK, Rodrigo JJ, Kocher MS, Gill TJ, Rodkey WG.
PMID: 12724676 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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