New Releases from NCBI BookshelfMicrofracture with or without collagen scaffold insertion for adults with chondral or osteochondral defects of the knee: the SISMIC RCT and its challenges during and after the COVID-19 pandemic [Internet].​Microfracture with or without collagen scaffold insertion for adults with chondral or osteochondral defects of the knee: the SISMIC RCT and its challenges during and after the COVID-19 pandemic [Internet].

Around 10,000 symptomatic knee articular cartilage injuries requiring repair occur annually in the United Kingdom, mostly in people under 35 years of age. Microfracture surgery aims to restore cartilage. Adding microstructural scaffolds made of collagen may further improve outcomes.

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