Treatment Options
There are a number of treatment options available for cartilage damage:
Cartilage Repair Procedures
- Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI or Carticel)
- Osteochondral allograft transplantation
- Autologous osteochondral transfer (OATS or Mosaicplasty)
Meniscal Procedures
- Meniscal repair
- Meniscal transplantation
Osteotomies
- High tibial osteotomy (HTO)
- Distal femoral osteotomy (DFO)
- Tibial tubercle osteotomy (TTO)
Joint Replacement Procedures
- Unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement
- Patellofemoral replacement
- Total knee replacement
- Advanced patient-specific custom-fit prosthesis (ConforMIS)