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¹Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. siston.1@osu.edu

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Arthroscopic knee cartilage defect measurements are highly variable and often inaccurate. Current surgical treatment decisions based on these measurements may be flawed, necessitating improved methods.

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Area of Science:

Orthopaedic surgery
Knee biomechanics
Articular cartilage repair

Background:

Articular cartilage defects in the knee are common and precede osteoarthritis.
Defect size is critical for surgical treatment selection.
Current arthroscopic techniques for measuring defect size lack precision.

Purpose of the Study:

To characterize variability in arthroscopic techniques for measuring distal femoral articular cartilage defect cross-sectional area.

Main Methods:

Six surgeons used four measurement techniques on ten cadaveric knees.
Estimated defect areas were compared to known areas from plastic molds.

Main Results:

Measurements were highly variable and generally underestimated defect size (-0.31 ± 1.22 cm²).
Trochlear defects were less accurately measured than condylar defects (p < 0.01).
Small defects (<2 cm²) were overestimated, while large defects (>4 cm²) were underestimated.

Conclusions:

Only 57% of measurements would have guided appropriate surgical procedures.
Current treatment algorithms relying on defect size are unreliable.
Improved methods for quantifying lesion size are needed to revise treatment algorithms.