Knee Cartilage Injuries in Football Players: Clinical Outcomes and Return to Sport After Surgical Treatment: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To systematically review the literature and analyze clinical outcomes and return-to-sport after surgical management of cartilage injuries in football players.

Design

A systematic literature review was performed in August 2023 on PubMed, WebOfScience, and Cochrane Library to collect studies on surgical strategies for cartilage lesions in football players. Methodological quality and risk of bias were assessed with the modified Coleman Methodology score and RoB2 and RoBANS2 tools.

Results

Fifteen studies on 409 football players (86% men, 14% women) were included: nine prospective and two retrospective case series, one randomized controlled trial, one prospective comparative study, one case report, and one survey. Bone marrow stimulation (BMS) techniques were th

SUBMITTER: Andriolo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569537 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature