There are two mainstream competing methods – microfracturing and autologous transplantation of osteochondral stem cells ("autologous" meaning "from you" as oppo

There are two mainstream competing methods – microfracturing and autologous transplantation of osteochondral stem cells ("autologous" meaning "from you" as opposed to "from someone else"l this procedure is sometimes called OAT – osteochondral autologous transplantation) – that can be applied if you have a focal defect. There is good evidence that both are better than doing nothing. By "good evidence" I mean "a meta-analysis of peer-reviewed randomised clinical trials" – see [1] for microfracturing and [2, 3] for OAT. I would argue that there is no clear winner. I had a bucket-handle tear of my right lateral meniscus, chondromalacia patellae grade 3 and a patellar tendinopathy. I was operated on for these about a year ago and am only really just able to walk again. I also have at least two herniated and seven prolapsed spinal discs with cord moulding and neuropathy and neurological symptoms. Videos like this make me feel a bit sick, to be honest. [1] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00264-011-1364-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00264-011-1364-x [2] https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0040-1716552?casa_token=4Uy7VOEkwL8AAAAA:f-BmFnPWjvBEaZJX2RExilGX_tWWGG9GIyeJblyid-oX1FAUs8Me9Bug55Ai35yiCik0y6bY3BriQgE https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.10... [3] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2016.05.038 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2016.05.038