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RN, FNP, 21 years experience. Chondroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of cartilage. (chondr/o meaning cartilage and -plasty meaning surgical repair). Chondroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of cartilage. (chondr/o meaning cartilage and -plasty meaning surgical repair).
An injury to this cartilage and the underlying bone is called an osteochondral fracture. Typically, this injury is a closed fracture. All types of patella fractures may damage cartilage and therefore increase the risk of osteoarthritis, a degenerative condition of the joint that is characterized by cartilage damage.