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JBJS REVIEWS
Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.15.00005
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Microfracture is a treatment option for symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects. Microfracture is most likely to be successful when performed in nonobese patients under the age of thirty years for small (<2 to 4-cm(2)) femoral condylar defects that have been symptomatic for a short time (less than twelve to twenty-four months). Microfracture has acceptable short-term clinical results, but results can be expected to decline over time. Long-term studies that compare microfracture with advanced cartilage restoration techniques are required to ascertain whether these newer techniques provide longer-lasting results.
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