Knee Joint Preservation Surgeries

Abstract

With increasing life expectancy, there is a growing demand for the preservation of native articular cartilage to delay prosthetic joint replacements, especially in younger, active patients. Damage to the hyaline cartilage of a joint has a limited intrinsic capacity to heal. This can lead to accelerated degeneration of the joint and early-onset osteoarthritis. Treatment in the past was limited, but now with evolving surgical treatment options it may allow restoration of the natural biology of the articular cartilage. We present two such cases of knee preservation surgeries performed at Kauvery Hospital, ECB.