Who Is A Candidate For Cartilage Repair?
Who Is A Candidate For Cartilage Repair?
The ideal candidate will have focal cartilage damage, i.e. the “pothole” stage. Once widespread or bone-on-bone arthritis has developed, cartilage repair is not an option anymore. Also, because cartilage repair surgery typically has a long recovery time before the patient can return to unrestricted activities, such as running or basketball, it is mainly performed in younger, active patients where joint replacement is not an Although there are no strict rules regarding patient age, the average patient treated with cartilage repair surgery is between 16 and 45 years of age.