Interesting Case(s) -Cartilage- James Penna, MD Assistant Professor SUNY Stony Brook, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

14 yo soccer player with first time patella dislocation

Patella injury can easily be missed on a lateral This cas was much more easily seen on the Merchant view Hindsight is truly 20/20 as the defect on the lateral becomes a bit more evident

Osteochondral fractures are an absolute indication for urgent operative intervention, when no fracture is present the topic is much more controversial…

Osteochondral fractures are an absolute indication for urgent operative intervention, when no fracture is present the topic is much more controversial…

30 yo with h/o sports injury and 2 knee scopes

39 yo former volleyball player with failed microfracture

CPM Generates controversy in Joint Replacement literature

25yo female first time patella dislocation

1994-1996 Chondrocyte Implantation Brittberg et. al. NEJM 1994

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