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Trends in knee cartilage repair procedures in the United States, 2010 to 2020

Purpose:

To quantify national utilization trends for cartilage restoration procedures performed in the United States.

Summary:

A good market-adoption reference that adds context around where cartilage restoration is headed clinically.

Key Takeaways:

• This utilization study tracks national cartilage repair procedure patterns over a decade and helps illustrate how treatment preferences are changing over time.
• It is useful context for understanding the growing role of restorative cartilage procedures in modern sports medicine and joint preservation.
• The incidence of microfracture significantly decreased in the United States from 2010-2020. 
• There was a positive trend in the incidence of OCA cases, while the number of OAT cases decreased significantly.

Bibliography:

Thakkar AP, Zhang T, Bodine M, et al. Trends in knee cartilage repair procedures in the United States, 2010 to 2020. J Cartilage Joint Preserv. 2024;4(4):100219. doi:10.1016/j.jcjp.2024.100219

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