title: Managing the patient with failed cartilage restoration.
abstract: In comparison to the amount of published information on the surgical management of cartilage defects in general, there has been a relative lack of emphasis regarding the management of patients who present with failed attempts at index cartilage repair. The objectives of this review are to: (1) identify patient and procedure-specific factors that are associated with failed cartilage surgery; (2) identify strategies that have the potential to decrease failure rates after articular cartilage restoration; and (3) develop an algorithmic approach to managing patients who present with prior failed cartilage procedures.
authors: Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto Sports Medicine Program, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors: Jaskarndip
authors: J
authors: Chahal
authors: Geoffrey V
authors: GV
authors: Thiel
authors: Kristen
authors: K
authors: Hussey
authors: Brian J
authors: BJ
authors: Cole
mesh_terms: D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D017211:Treatment Failure