Abstract
Articular cartilage defects in the knee are common in athletes who have a variety of loading demands across the knee. Athletes of different sports may have different baseline risk of injury. The most studied sports in terms of prevalence and treatment of cartilage injuries include soccer (football), American football, and basketball. At this time, the authors do not specifically treat patients by their sport; however, return to sports timing may be earlier in sports with fewer demands on the knee based on the rehabilitation protocol. If conservative management is unsuccessful, the authors typically perform a staging arthroscopy with chondroplasty, followed by osteochondral allograft transplantation with possible additional concomitant procedures, such as osteotomies or meniscal transplants. Athletes in a variety of sports and at high levels of competition can successfully return to sports with the appropriate considerations and treatment.
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