Debridement or Microfracture for Full-Thickness Cartilage Lesions in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A 10-Year Cohort Study of 326 Patients in Norway and Sweden
Debridement and microfracture showed no significant association with patient-reported outcomes 10 years after ACLR in patients with concomitant full-thickness cartilage lesions, compared with those who did not receive surgical treatment for their cartilage lesion.
Authors
- Magnus L. Forssblad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5870-7477)
- Lars Fredrik Engebretsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2294-921X)
- Asbjørn Årøen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2337-0755)
- Jan Harald Røtterud
- Svend Ulstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5212-8706)
- Stian Kjennvold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0836-3079)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251381340
- Primary Topic
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00