Economic evaluation of BST-CarGel as an adjunct to microfracture vs microfracture alone in knee cartilage surgery.

Objectives: Knee cartilage damage is a common cause of referral for orthopedic surgery. Treatment aims to reduce pain and symptoms by repairing cartilage. Microfracture, the current standard of care, yields good short-term clinical outcomes; however, treatment might fail after 2-3 years.