microfracture

microfracture
mi·cro·frac·ture (mi″kro-frakґchər) 1. a minute break or crack, as in a dental restoration. 2. a minute, incomplete break or area of discontinuity in a bone. 3. an arthroscopic procedure for the repair of articular cartilage defects: the damaged cartilage is dйbrided and small holes are made in the subchondral bone; the clot formed by bleeding through the holes forms the basis for cartilage regeneration.

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