PURPOSE: In this study, we measured functional outcomes of @entity1 treated arthroscopically with microfracture for full-thickness traumatic defects of the knee. TYPE OF STUDY: A case series of @entity1 with 7 to 17 years' follow-up. METHODS: Between 1981 and 1991, a total of 72 @entity1 (75 knees) met the following inclusion criteria: (1) traumatic full-thickness @entity154 , (2) no meniscus or @entity130 , and (3) age 45 years and younger (range, 13 to 45 years). Seventy-one knees (95%) were available for final follow-up (range, 7 to 17 years). All @entity1 completed self-administered questionnaires preoperatively and postoperatively. RESULTS: The following results were significant at the P <.05 level. Significant improvement was recorded for both Lysholm (scale 1 to 100; preoperative, 59; final follow-up, 89) and Tegner (1 to 10; preoperative, 3; final follow-up, 6) scores. At final follow-up, the SF-36 and WOMAC scores showed good to excellent results. At 7 years after surgery, 80% of the @entity1 rated themselves as "improved." Multivariate analysis revealed that age was a predictor of functional improvement. CONCLUSIONS: Over the 7- to 17-year follow-up period (average, 11.3 years), @entity1 45 years and younger who underwent the microfracture procedure for full-thickness @entity154 , without associated meniscus or ligament pathology, showed statistically significant improvement in function and indicated that they had less @entity158 .

Outcomes of microfracture for traumatic XXXX of the knee: average 11-year follow-up.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity154 :: ('MESH:D000013', 'Disease') :: ['chondral defects', 'chondral defect'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['ligament injury']
@entity154 :: (MESH:D000013,Disease) :: ['chondral defects']
