Abstract

Purpose and Hypothesis: The AMIC technique is a safe and highly suitable to restore full thickness articular cartilage defects. It can be performed either mini-open or arthroscopically. It remains unresolved, however, if minimally invasive AMIC is superior to open procedures when it comes to clinical outcome, patient satisfaction, morbidity and complication rate. This is the first study on the AMIC technique to compare the mid-term outcome of two distinct surgical approaches being minimally invasive (arthroscopy) and open (mini-arthrotomy).

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