ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Rehabilitation, Restrictions, and Return to Sport After Cartilage Procedures.
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- Microfracture for full-thickness chondral lesions of the knee in elite athletes leads to high return-to-play rates.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Article
- Management and Outcomes of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Intra-articular Delivery of Recombinant Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein (Anakinra) Enhances Graft Function in a Porcine Model of Osteochondral Repair.The American journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
- Conservative Management of Focal Chondral Lesions of the Knee and Ankle: Current Concepts.Cells · 2025Review
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation for Treatment of a Focal Tibial Plateau Cartilage Lesion.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Outcomes and Return to Sport After Knee Osteochondral Allograft Transplant in Professional Athletes.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation of Soccer Players' Knee Injuries: Cartilage Reconstruction, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Surgery, and Intensive Recovery-A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Within or Without You? A Perspective Comparing In Situ and Ex Situ Tissue Engineering Strategies for Articular Cartilage Repair.Advanced healthcare materials · 2022Article
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplant for Combined Medial and Lateral Patellar Cartilage Lesions: The Osteochondral Wide Lesion (OWL) Technique.Arthroscopy techniques · 2022Article
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Abstract
The ability to return to sport (RTS) after articular cartilage injury is of vital importance to athletes. Discussing the likelihood of returning to sport with patients is necessary, yet patients should be informed of the heterogeneous nature of the variables associated with successful RTS and the methodologic limitations behind current RTS rate estimates. Patient-specific factors affecting RTS are numerous and, in most cases, their isolated effect on RTS rates have yet to be examined and will remain difficult to do so. The purpose of this review is to discuss current RTS rates, explore factors leading to successful RTS, and examine the variability in physical therapy protocols after cartilage procedures, including microfracture, osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCA), autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), and meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT). The senior author's postoperative protocols will also be presented, as with a discussion on using RTS as a metric of patient and procedural success. Overall, there is significant variation in reported RTS rates among procedures examined, and providers must continue managing patient expectations when discussing treatment options.
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