Cartilage Injury: Overview and Treatment Algorithm

Patient Evaluation and Surgical Decision Making

“…Not uncommonly, acute articular cartilage injuries are associated with concomitant meniscus and ligament tears. 35 As such, it is important to consider the potential of "discovering" a significant articular cartilage lesion whenever an associated meniscal or ligament disruption is present. This point is important in the preoperative counseling of patients who might have an unsuspected articular cartilage lesion in need of treatment and should be a part of a thorough preoperative informed consent process.…”