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There are also a number of alternative surgical techniques that are sometimes used to treat cartilage damage, including: 1  Allograft osteochondral transplantation (AOT) â similar to mosaicplasty, but the replacement cartilage is obtained from a recently deceased donor and is used to repair larger damaged areas.
Posterior endoscopic discectomy is the first approach, which is performed with a small skin incision made at the midline posterior lumbar region. A small trocar is inserted towards the herniated disc. The herniated disc material is removed under the direct endoscopic visualization.