TABLE 1.
Patient and Surgical Demographics (N = 35 Patients)
| Sex, n | |
| Male | 18 |
| Female | 17 |
| Affected knee, n | |
| Right | 25 |
| Left | 10 |
| Age, y, mean ± SD | 29.6 ± 10.5 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 23.9 ± 4.13 |
| Mass, kg | 74.3 ± 18.6 |
| Height, m | 1.75 ± 0.96 |
| Length of preoperative duration of symptoms, y, mean ± SD | 2.51 ± 3.52 |
| No. of prior surgeries, mean ± SD | 2.11 ± 1.18 |
| Patients with prior surgeries, n | |
| 1 prior | 12 |
| 2 prior | 13 |
| 3 prior | 7 |
| 4 prior | 1 |
| 5 prior | 1 |
| 6 prior | 1 |
| Length of clinical follow-up, y, mean ± SD | 3.65 ± 1.71 |
| Defect area, cm2, mean ± SD | 4.42 ± 2.06 |
| Etiology, n | |
| Chondral defect | 19 |
| Osteochondritis dissecans | 16 |
| Avascular necrosis | 0 |
| Location of articular cartilage defect, n | |
| Lateral femoral condyle | 34 |
| Lateral tibial plateau | 1 |
| Isolated articular cartilage repair, n | 17 |
| Microfracture | 0 |
| Autologous chondrocyte implantation | 8 |
| Osteochondral autograft | 0 |
| Osteochondral allograft | 9 |
| Articular cartilage surgery + lateral meniscus transplant, n | 14 |
| Microfracture | 1 |
| Autologous chondrocyte implantation | 8 |
| Osteochondral autograft | 1 |
| Osteochondral allograft | 4 |
| Articular cartilage surgery + distal femoral osteotomy, n | 3 |
| Microfracture | 0 |
| Autologous chondrocyte implantation | 2 |
| Osteochondral autograft | 0 |
| Osteochondral allograft | 1 |
| Lateral meniscus transplant + distal femoral osteotomy + osteochondral autograft, n | 1 |