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Table 1.

Cartilage Repair Rehabilitation Chart

Rehabilitation	Microfracture³³	Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes³³	Osteochondral Autograft³³	Osteochondral Allograft³⁴
CPM	Begin postoperatively 8-12 hours on day 1 and 6-8 h/d up to 6 weeks	Begin postoperatively 8-12 hours on day 1 and 6-8 h/d up to 6 weeks	Begin postoperatively 8-12 hours on day 1 and 6-8 h/d up to 6 weeks	Not specified
Nonweightbearing	Weeks 0-2	Weeks 1-2	Weeks 2-4	Weeks 6-12
Partial weightbearing	Weeks 0-4	Weeks 2-8	Weeks 3-7	Weeks 8-16
Full weightbearing	Weeks 4-8	Weeks 6-9	Weeks 8-14	Weeks 12-16
Low-impact sports	2-3 months	6 months	6-8 months	6 months
Higher impact sports(running, aerobics)	4-5 months	8-12 months	8-10 months	Not specified
High-impact pivotal sports	6-8 months	12-18 months	12-18 months	6 months

CPM = continuous passive motion.