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• Provides one of the larger long-term outcome series specifically for arthroscopic marrow stimulation in OLT for patients ≤18 years, a population underrepresented in the OLT literature. • The disconnect between imperfect MOCART scores and strong clinical/functional outcomes suggests that MRI cartilage repair appearance may not be a reliable proxy for how these patients actually do clinically — useful context when counseling families about imaging findings after surgery. • Reinforces that arthroscopic marrow stimulation remains a reasonable first-line surgical option in this age group given high satisfaction and low osteoarthritis progression, even without factors identified that reliably predict who will do well.
No article notes available at this time.
• Provides one of the larger long-term outcome series specifically for arthroscopic marrow stimulation in OLT for patients ≤18 years, a population underrepresented in the OLT literature. • The disconnect between imperfect MOCART scores and strong clinical/functional outcomes suggests that MRI cartilage repair appearance may not be a reliable proxy for how these patients actually do clinically — useful context when counseling families about imaging findings after surgery. • Reinforces that arthroscopic marrow stimulation remains a reasonable first-line surgical option in this age group given high satisfaction and low osteoarthritis progression, even without factors identified that reliably predict who will do well.