title: The treatment of isolated articular cartilage lesions in the young individual.
abstract: The treatment of isolated articular cartilage defects is an evolving field in orthopaedic surgery today. We have summarized the basic science and clinical date on the treatment of isolated articular cartilage defects. Further long-term controlled studies are required in order to compare definitively the efficacy of treatments in this difficult clinical area. In future studies, inclusion/exclusion criteria must be detailed, and classification systems need to be standardized Comparative analysis can then be performed to assess the efficacy of various techniques.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Menche
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Vangsness
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitman
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000818:Animals; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D050724:Fractures, Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014180:Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices