Osteochondral solutions for cartilage lesions of the knee: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Cartilage lesions of the knee occur frequently and can cause debilitating symptoms such as pain, swelling, locking, clicking, or catching. In some lesions, both the cartilage and underlying subchondral bone are affected, which may require treatment of both the osseous and cartilaginous units. The objective of this review was to assess the available evidence of advanced treatments for osteochondral lesions in the knee.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in the electronic databases of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library for a narrative review on studies reporting outcomes of osteochondral knee treatments. Studies were included if they reported outcomes at minimum 1-year follow-up and had minimum 5 patients, and biomechanical, translational and b

SUBMITTER: van der List JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12598431 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature