What Is the Best Way to Treat Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee? Perhaps No Treatment at All Commentary on an article by Thomas Birkenes, MD, et al.: “Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. A 19-Year Multicenter Follow-up with Patient-Reported Outcomes”

Matthew J. Matava

doi:10.2106/JBJS.24.00777

What Is the Best Way to Treat Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee? Perhaps No Treatment at All Commentary on an article by Thomas Birkenes, MD, et al. “Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. A 19-Year Multicenter Follow-up with Patient-Reported Outcomes”

Matthew J. Matava

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e46
Journal	Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume	106
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.24.00777
State	Published - Nov 6 2024

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Matava, M. J. (2024). What Is the Best Way to Treat Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee? Perhaps No Treatment at All Commentary on an article by Thomas Birkenes, MD, et al. “Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. A 19-Year Multicenter Follow-up with Patient-Reported Outcomes”. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 106(21), e46. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.24.00777

Matava, Matthew J. / What Is the Best Way to Treat Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee? Perhaps No Treatment at All Commentary on an article by Thomas Birkenes, MD, et al. “Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. A 19-Year Multicenter Follow-up with Patient-Reported Outcomes”. In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2024 ; Vol. 106, No. 21. pp. e46.

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What Is the Best Way to Treat Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee? Perhaps No Treatment at All Commentary on an article by Thomas Birkenes, MD, et al. “Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. A 19-Year Multicenter Follow-up with Patient-Reported Outcomes”. / Matava, Matthew J.
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Matava MJ. What Is the Best Way to Treat Focal Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee? Perhaps No Treatment at All Commentary on an article by Thomas Birkenes, MD, et al. “Long-Term Outcomes of Arthroscopically Verified Focal Cartilage Lesions in the Knee. A 19-Year Multicenter Follow-up with Patient-Reported Outcomes”. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2024 Nov 6;106(21):e46. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.00777

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