J. Richard Steadman, MD, a longtime doctor for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team, developed a procedure called ‘microfracture’ in the 1980s. It taps bone marrow to regrow knee cartilage. He poked tiny ...

"If you're really going to push that knee hard, it may not be the best choice because the outcomes lately when people have been comparing microfracture with other methods for cartilage restoration ...

Dear Colin: My doctor is recommending microfracture surgery for my knee, because it's been hurting for a couple years. He explained the procedure, but is unsure about the post-operative ...

Osteochondral autologous transplantation repairs articular cartilage knee defects in younger, active patients better than microfracture, a prospective study shows. Rimatutas Gudas, MD, PhD ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's Jadeveon Clowney, the top overall pick in this year's draft, had microfracture surgery on his right knee. General manager Rick Smith said Clowney had the surgery on Monday.

It has become the most dreaded word in basketball: microfracture. The medical procedure claimed another victim this week, as Kenyon Martin woke up from knee surgery and learned he’ll be out for the ...

which provides for the use of microfracture as a comparator treatment in trials to repair knee cartilage damage. The published FDA guidance also specifically calls for a study population that ...

It seems as if it saved it. A spate of other injuries, not just the 2005 knee problem, have set him back in the years since. That’s why I was surprised to see Stoudemire say he regretted the ...

Myles Jack understands if his knee issues drop him in the draft. (USATSI) In case you're wondering what microfracture surgery is, here's a very quick, very simple primer: It's a surgery technique ...

Even so, he is quick to issue warnings to his fellow players when he is asked about his experience with the once-popular microfracture knee surgery, which has become nearly obsolete in recent years.

Bigtime. Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft, will miss the season after having microfracture surgery on his left knee, the team said yesterday in a press conference. "This young man is ...