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Cartilage Surgery

Anatomy

Anatomy

Cartilage Injury - Generalized

Cartilage Injury - Focal

Symptoms of Cartilage Injury

• Pain• Swelling• “Catching”• Locking

Arthroscopic Surgery

Arthroscopic Surgery

Chondroplasty

Microfracture

Microfracture

Carticel

Carticel

Fixation of Osteo-chondral Lesion (OCD)X-Ray MRI

Fixation of Osteo-chondral Lesion

Fixation of Osteo-chondral Lesion

Osteochondral Autografting

Osteochondral Autografting

Osteotomy

Osteotomy

Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty

Total Knee Replacement

Goal

Pain-free knee that does not swell, catch, or lock

Possible Risks and Complications

• Anesthetic• Neurovascular injury• Stiffness• Infection• Blood clot• Pain, swelling, mechanical symptoms

Rehab

Depends on the procedure:• If simple chondroplasty, able to bear weight

when comfortable; rehab individualized• If microfracture, OATS, or Carticel, period

of nonweightbearing or weightbearing in a brace followed by rehab

No surgery is ever “guaranteed,” and we cannot “cure” arthritis

However, there are good options to alleviate symptoms and restore

normal function