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  • Title: Surgical options for articular defects of the knee.
    Author: Kellett CF, Boscainos PJ, Gross AE.
    Journal: Expert Rev Med Devices; 2006 Sep; 3(5):585-93. PubMed ID: 17064244.
    Abstract:
    Cartilage and osteochondral defects of the knee can in most cases be treated with total knee replacement in the elderly population. However, these lesions pose a difficult treatment problem in the younger patient. A number of surgical options are available today to address this increasingly common condition and each has its own indications and limitations. This article reviews debridement and microfracture, fixation, metallic spacing devices, autologous chondrocyte implantation, osteochondral autograft transplantation, fresh cadaveric allografts and osteotomies. In addition, possible future developments are discussed.
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