Surface alterations and chondrocyte activity in articular cartilage after monopolar radiofrequency treatment

Thomas Schmid, Max von Schmeling, Sebastian Gehmert, Lukas Prantl, Marc Ruewe, Michaela Huber

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume): Journal of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand & Official Journal of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Published online on May 07, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), Ahead of Print.
Introduction:Osteoarthritis is characterized by progressive degeneration of articular cartilage and impaired joint function. Arthroscopic monopolar radiofrequency energy chondroplasty enables minimally invasive smoothing of damaged cartilage surfaces, but ...