Purpose:
To outline when alignment correction, meniscal surgery, ligament stabilization, and other concomitant procedures should be paired with cartilage restoration.
Summary:
A publication that describe cartilage treatment as part of a broader biologic knee restoration strategy.
Key Takeaways:
• This expert consensus statement focuses on the procedures that commonly determine whether a cartilage-restoration procedure will succeed in the long term.
• It emphasizes that malalignment, instability, and meniscal deficiency should be corrected when present rather than treated as separate afterthoughts.
• The paper is especially useful for explaining the concept of whole-joint restoration in complex cartilage cases.
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Bibliography:
Meyer LE, Hurley ET, Danilkowicz RM, et al. Concomitant procedures for knee cartilage injuries: an international Delphi consensus statement. J Cartilage Joint Preserv. 2024;4(3):100198. doi:10.1016/j.jcjp.2024.100198