Questions added by Axel Schulz, ORS: (find preview at this link) 1. What knee articular cartilage repair or restorative procedures are you currently performing in practice, and what are their indications?
2. What is your rehabilitation prescription based on (check all that apply)
- Defect size
- Defect location
- Containment level
- Patient age
- Patient activity level
- Comments (Please expand):
If the patient plays sports, when do they return to sports?
Case Study: Your patient is a 30-year-old male, with an uncontained full thickness cartilage defect (ICRS III-IV). You have treated this patient with a restorative articular cartilage procedure. Please answer the following questions, based on this patient:
Procedure performed
Duration of non-weight-bearing?
Transition to partial weight-bearing?
Transition to full weight-bearing?
Use of continuous passive ROM?
What does the future of knee articular cartilage procedures and rehabilitation look like?