title: Editorial Commentary: Knee Focal Cartilage Defect Treatment Must Be Individualized.
abstract: Knee focal cartilage treatment depends on many variables including lesion size, location, age, and patient activity level. High level of evidence meta-analysis suggests that the osteochondral autograft transfer system is superior to microfracture for larger lesions and osteochondritis dissecans, but cartilage restoration indications must be individualized based on additional variables.
authors.forename: Darius
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moezzi
mesh_terms: D002358:Cartilage, Articular; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint; D010008:Osteochondritis Dissecans; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous