Orthopedics Today features eight stories of importance to emerge from the International Cartilage Repair Society Annual Meeting.
Patients who experienced symptomatic relief did not complete autologous cartilage implantation
CHICAGO — Almost half of patients scheduled to undergo autologous cartilage implantation did not complete both stages of the procedure due to symptomatic relief, according to results presented here.
Study: Microfracture has lowest per-patient average charges for cartilage repair surgery
CHICAGO — A review of per-patient average charges for cartilage repair surgery showed microfracture had the lowest charges, supporting the theory that this method of repair should be considered the gold standard of chondral defect management, according to a presenter here.
