Findings compare long-term outcomes of patients with unstable chondral lesions versus those without, indicating significant differences in arthroplasty rates.
The authors compared outcomes at nearly 10 years in patients with and without unstable CLs who underwent APM and found a significantly higher rate of subsequent arthroplasty in those with unstable CLs (21.9% vs 2.0%). Patients who avoided arthroplasty had equivalent PROMs and minimal progressive joint space narrowing on weightbearing radiographs.
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