After articular cartilage damage has been diagnosed, what factors are indications for microfracture?
The general indications for microfracture are: The patient has a full-thickness defect (loss of articular cartilage down to the bone) in either a weightbearing area between the femur and tibia or in an area of contact between the back of the patella and the groove it slides in. The patient has unstable cartilage covering the underlying bone. The patient has degenerative changes in a knee that is normally aligned.
