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. 2024 Dec 30;19:886. doi: 10.1186/s13018-024-05322-6

Table 4.

The surgical management strategies of FAIS-related cartilage lesionsa

Non-full-thickness cartilage lesions Cartilage delamination or cartilage flap Full-thickness cartilage lesions
chondroplasty < 2 cm2

Repair

First: Fibrin glue

Second: Suture or other adhesive techniques

< 2cm2 Debridement or MF
> 2 cm2 Seen as full-thickness lesions after debridement 2-4cm2

First: MF

Second: OCT, enhanced MF, ACI/MACI

4–6 cm2

First: enhanced MF, ACI/MACI

Second: OCT

>6 cm2

First: ACI/MACI

Second: OCT, THA

aMF, microfracture; OCT, osteochondral transplantation; ACI, autologous chondrocyte implantation; MACI, matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation; THA, total hip arthroplasty