A microfracture is an arthroscopic (small incision) knee surgery technique which involves making multiple small holes in the bone. Those holes allow bone marrow stem cells to enter and cover …

Jul 20, 2023 · Microfracture surgery is a treatment option that can help repair areas of damaged cartilage. If you have a small area of cartilage damage (not widespread arthritis), microfracture …

Microfracture is a technique that can be used to treat an articular cartilage injury or defect that exposes bone. This is performed most often in the knee (it can be used in the elbow, hip, …

May 6, 2024 · Microfracture is a commonly performed cartilage repair or marrow stimulation method, which induces fibrocartilage growth by creating small microcracks into the …

Microfracture is a surgical technique that has been developed to treat chondral defects, which are damaged areas of articular cartilage of the knee. It is a common procedure used to treat …

Microfracture surgery is an articular cartilage repair technique performed by creating small fractures in the underlying bone in order for new fibrocartilage to form. Arthrex provides …

Knee microfracture surgery is an arthroscopic surgical procedure to restore full thickness cartilage defects of the knee. During the procedure, multiple small holes, or “microfractures”, are made …

Top Right: Probe is not in the picture. You can see the hole where the cartilage should be. Bottom Left: A different instrument is used to actually do the microfracture. This instrument is making …

Microfracture is a surgical procedure where a tiny 'pick' is used to spike holes through damaged joint cartilage into the bone below with a view to stimulating bleeding and formation of new …

The goal of microfracture is to stimulate the growth of new articular cartilage by creating a new blood supply. The procedure can be done with an arthroscope. A sharp tool called an awl is …