Focal cartilage defect

A focal cartilage defect is a circumscribed area of damage of the joint cartilage.

-

Related Content

Articular cartilage repair or regrowth

Part 1b of a course by Dr Kevin Stone on Biologic Knee Replacement.

-

CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS

Focal cartilage defects in the knee –a randomized controlled trial comparing autologous chondrocyte implantation with arthroscopic debridement. Randsborg P-H, Brinchmann J, Løken S, Hanvold HA, Aae TM and Årøen A. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016; 17: 117.

Management of Focal Chondral Lesion in the Knee Joint. Seo S-S, Kim C-W and Jung D-W. Knee Surg Relat Res 2011 Dec; 23(4): 185-196 https://doi.org/10.5792/ksrr.2011.23.4.185

See also -