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SUBMITTER: Chandrasekaran S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4680737 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroscopy techniques 20150706 4
Microfracture is a marrow-stimulation technique in which damaged cartilage is drilled or punched, perforating the subchondral bone and generating a blood clot within the defect that matures into fibrocartilage. Microfracture for the treatment of small cartilage defects of the hip has shown good results. Arthroscopic procedures are less invasive than open procedures and have a reduced incidence of complications such as infection or avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Furthermore, arthroscopic ...[more]