Microfracture surgery due to a lack of studies on the long-term effects and the fact that an unsuccessful surgery could end an athlete's career. Dr. Steadman has also adapted the surgery into a treatment to help reattach torn ligaments (a technique he calls the "healing response") The surgery is performed by arthroscopy, after the joint is cleaned of calcified cartilage. Through use of an awl, the surgeon creates tiny fractures in the subchondral bone plate. Blood and bone marrow (which contains stem cells) seep out of the fractures, creating a blood clot that releases cartilage-building cells. The microfractures are treated as an
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy The Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published in English covering orthopaedic surgery, especially related to sports trauma and surgeries, in particular arthroscopies. The journal is the official journal of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy . It was established in 1992 with Ejnar Eriksson as founding editor-in-chief for the first 16 years. He was succeeded by Jon Karlsson (Gothenburg University) and René Verdonk (Ghent University) in 2008. In 2012, Verdonk became Senior Editor and Jon Karlsson the sole editor-in-chief. While the journal was originally published