Fibrocartilage following microfracture is not as robust as native articular cartilage: commentary on an article by Aaron J. Krych, MD, et al.: "Activity levels are higher after osteochondral autograft transfer mosaicplasty than after microfracture for articular cartilage defects of the knee. A retrospective comparative study".
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
James L
JL
Carey
D054544:Arthroplasty, Subchondral / Q000379:methods*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*