The Impact of Age on Clinical Outcomes of Acetabular Microfracture During FAI Surgery.
Robert W WestermannJeffrey J NeppleCecilia Pascual-GarridoChristopher M LarsonIra ZaltzPaul E Beaulénull nullYoung-Jo KimMichael MillisDaniel J SucatoErnest L SinkRafael J SierraDavid A PodeszwaWudbhav N SankarAsheesh BediTravis H MatheneyEduardo N NovaisEtienne L BelzileJohn C ClohisyPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2023)
Microfracture of acetabular cartilage defects appears to be safe and associated with reliably improved short- to mid-term results in younger patients; modified expectations should be realized when full-thickness chondral lesions are identified in patients >35 years of age.