microfracture

Microfracture or ACI - which is best?

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:52:34 -0700

This very sophisticated discussion on the bulletin board will be of interest to readers who want to know what difference there is in outcome between ACI and Microfracture.

Microfracture (dictionary definition)

admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:04:30 -0700

Microfracture - my story - by Teresa Sliwinski

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:28:47 -0700

Managing arthritis - surgical cartilage repair

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:45:50 -0700

Surgery to slow established patellofemoral arthritis

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:49:24 -0800

What symptoms and disabilities are important to articular cartilage repair patients? - survey update

ergomaniac — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:38:23 -0800

Positive first response from medical community...

What symptoms and disabilities are important to articular cartilage repair patients?

ergomaniac — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:25:46 -0800

This survey is part of a study to compare two different scoring systems commonly used by surgeons to assess the success of cartilage repair surgeries.

Articular cartilage repair - who gets what technique?

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:16:04 -0800

If you read through the reference given in the previous chapter, you will know by now that there are a number of possible surgical techniques that may benefit someone with joint cartilage damage in the knee. To help surgeons decide which procedure to do, a number of flowcharts (or 'algorithms') have been developed. The surgeon can estimate the depth of the damage and the width of the damaged area, and ask the patient questions about their lifestyle and age. Then by referring to the flowchart, the surgeon will have a fairly good idea of what surgery is likely to benefit the patient.

Articular cartilage repair

admin — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:13:02 -0700

In the 'in-depth review' section of the KNEEguru website there is a review of the topic of articular cartilage repair written by Karen Hambly - see Articular Cartilage Repair -

Microfracture - rehabilitation issues

admin — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:30:24 -0700

Microfracture, despite being a very simple surgical procedure to perform, requires a demanding rehabilitation. Why is this?