ArticleCartilage2021
Knee Cartilage Defect Characteristics Vary among Symptomatic Recreational and Competitive Scholastic Athletes Eligible for Cartilage Restoration Surgery.
Article in Cartilage, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Differences in Injury Rates by Competition Level Among Scholastic and Collegiate Female Lacrosse Athletes: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2026Review
- Clinical Outcomes Following Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy in Patients With Medial Compartment Grade 4 Chondromalacia.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Knee Joint Preservation in Tactical Athletes: A Comprehensive Approach Based upon Lesion Location and Restoration of the Osteochondral Unit.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Proteoglycans in Articular Cartilage and Their Contribution to Chondral Injury and Repair Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Algorithm for Treatment of Focal Cartilage Defects of the Knee: Classic and New Procedures.Cartilage · 2021Review
- Differences in the Demographics and Preferred Management of Knee Cartilage Injuries in Soccer Players Across FIFA Centers of Excellence.Cartilage · 2021Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether there are differences by sport or competitive level in symptomatic knee cartilage defects among recreational, high school, or collegiate competitive athletes undergoing initial arthroscopic knee surgery who meet criteria for cartilage restoration surgery.
designThree hundred recreational (
resultsFull-thickness defects were present in 24% of competitive athletes and 31% of recreational athletes (
conclusionsAmong recreational and high school or collegiate competitive athletes with symptomatic cartilage defects who meet criteria for cartilage restoration, competitive athletes may have higher risk of high-grade anterior and multicompartment defects but no difference in defect size.
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