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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Norwegican Cartilage Project - a study protocol for a double-blinded randomized controlled trial comparing arthroscopic microfracture with arthroscopic debridement in focal cartilage defects in the knee

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

-Age 18–50 years old

-Symptomatic cartilage defect

-Lysholm score < 75

-Defect size less than 2 cm2

-Lesion graded ICRS 3–4

- > 50 % intact meniscus

-Stable knee

-Range of motion 5–105°

-Signed written informed consent

- Systemic arthritis

- Osteoarthritis

- Pregnancy

- Language barriers

- Obesity (BMI > 30)

- Comorbidities that may influence surgery or rehabilitation

- Serious alcohol or drug abuse

- Inability to complete questionnaires or rehabilitation

- Malalignment > 5°

- Earlier surgery to the chondral defect excluding OCD surgery