Defining the Minimal Clinically Important Difference and Patient Acceptable Symptom State for Isolated Microfracture of the Knee at 5-Year Follow-up

Rodrigo Saad Berreta, Zeeshan A. Khan, Sachin Allahabadi, Joshua Wright-Chisem, Jonathan Spaan, Jared Rubin, Juan Bernardo Villarreal-Espinosa, Adam B. Yanke, Brian Forsythe, Nikhil N. Verma, Jorge Chahla, Brian J. Cole

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Published online on June 09, 2026

Abstract

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Background:There is a paucity of literature regarding the long-term clinical significance and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after isolated microfracture of the knee for cartilage defects.Purposes:To (1) define the minimally clinically ...