The treatment of patellofemoral cartilage defects presents several distinct challenges when
compared with cartilage restoration techniques used for other compartments of the knee due …

Background: Symptomatic articular cartilage lesions of the knee are common and are being
treated surgically with increasing frequency. While many studies have reported outcomes …

Background: Focal cartilage lesions of the knee remain a difficult entity to treat. Current
treatment options include arthroscopic debridement, microfracture, autograft or allograft …

Background: The initial focus of cartilage restoration algorithms has been on the femur;
however, the patellofemoral compartment accounts for 20% to 30% of significant …

Background: Cartilage lesions of the patellofemoral joint constitute a frequent abnormality.
Patellofemoral conditions are challenging to treat because of complex biomechanics and …

Hyaline articular cartilage is critical for the normal functioning of the knee joint. Untreated
focal cartilage defects have the potential to rapidly progress to diffuse osteoarthritis. Over the …

Purpose To determine whether bipolar lesions (BL) are associated with inferior clinical
outcome following articular cartilage regeneration (CR) compared to unipolar lesions (UL) …

Abstract Purpose of Review Numerous cartilage restoration techniques have proven to be
effective in the treatment of articular cartilage defects. The ultimate goal of these procedures …

Background and Objectives: This study evaluated the effectiveness of Hyalofast cartilage
repair surgery with an early, full load-bearing rehabilitation program one day after the …

Purpose To compare outcomes after whole-surface osteochondral allograft (OCA)
transplantation using shell grafts for treatment of patellofemoral joint lesions with respect to …